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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076009 · 7/4/2024 · GAF Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
GAF Corporation
Location
5138 Madison Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was using an air wand to clean equipment. The air wand became caught in the rollers that were turning and the employee's left arm was pulled into the equipment. Their arm was crushed to the elbow and the fifth digit on their left hand was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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