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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010089 · 1/5/2016 · Eastern Wire Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Eastern Wire Products, Inc.
Location
5301 W 5TH STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the wire-forming machine when the wire got hung up on the end of the machine. The employee pushed the wire to the machine's form, which amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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