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VUTECH Management Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at VUTECH Management Corp. in CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Employer VUTECH Management Corp. Report ID 2016065752
Address 11711 W. Semple Rd. City, State ZIP CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 33065
Event Date June 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metalworking lathes
Industry (NAICS) 333316 Inspection # 1158832
GPS Coordinates 26.27000, -80.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a piece of aluminum into the rotating piece of a horizontal lathe when his right-hand pinky finger was amputated at the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2016, a worker at VUTECH Management Corp. in CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metalworking lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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