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Veritas Steel, LLC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — PALATKA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Veritas Steel, LLC. in PALATKA, FLORIDA
Employer Veritas Steel, LLC. Report ID 2016054016
Address 211 Comfort Rd City, State ZIP PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
Event Date May 10, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -81.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disassembling a roughly 55-pound gusset plate because it was assembled incorrectly. As he removed the last pin, the plate started to fall off of the table. He tried to catch the plate, and his left-hand ring finger was caught between the plate and a section of another metal piece. His left ring fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2016, a worker at Veritas Steel, LLC. in PALATKA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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