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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054501 · 5/22/2024 · Builders Firstsource

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Builders Firstsource
Location
1820 Massaro Blvd., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a V-nailer to staple a door casing together and used his right hand to line the casing up and hold the casing in place. The foot pedal was activated and the clamp came down on his right little finger amputating the fingertip just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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