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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024098432 · 9/11/2024 · Paragon Plastics Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source
Stationary saws band
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Paragon Plastics Inc
Location
1401 Armstrong Drive, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, 32780
NAICS
424610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a production process that includes rough cutting a part using a band saw. When the employee went to push the part into the saw blade, the blade cut the tip of his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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