Tampa Steel Erecting Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Tampa Steel Erecting Company | Report ID | 2016109693 |
| Address | 5127 BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619 |
| Event Date | October 13, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.89000, -82.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was checking the alignment on a blasting machine while it was locked out. The injured employee reached into the machine to check clearance when another employee rotated the wheel by hand. The injured employee suffered the amputation of 3/16 of the index finger.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2016, a worker at Tampa Steel Erecting Company in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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