Burgess and Dudley, Inc.
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — NEWBERRY, FLORIDA
| Employer | Burgess and Dudley, Inc. | Report ID | 2016109848 |
| Address | 1607 NW 202 Street | City, State ZIP | NEWBERRY, FLORIDA 32669 |
| Event Date | October 19, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Electric parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Special process machinery, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.66000, -82.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding wire to a wire stripping machine when he noticed that the wire had a loop in it. He reached to get the loop out and while his left thumb was in the loop the machine tightened the loop resulting in the amputation of the tip of his left thumb.
Incident Summary
On October 19, 2016, a worker at Burgess and Dudley, Inc. in NEWBERRY, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with electric parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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