Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Fort Walton Machining, Inc.
Start: 9/23/2024

1 amputation · 2024098882 · 9/23/2024 · Fort Walton Machining, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary saws band
Secondary source: Vises, clamps

Employer

Name: Fort Walton Machining, Inc.
Location: 43 Jet Drive NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32548
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal band saw. When he reached for the piece that he had just cut, his left hand contacted the switch that controls the vise clamp on the saw. The vise clamp engaged and closed on his left little finger. The employee sustained a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown