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Insteel Wire Products Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Insteel Wire Products Company, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Insteel Wire Products Company, Inc. Report ID 2017010212
Address 3050 Melson Avenue City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254
Event Date January 8, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 331222 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.35000, -81.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was flattening out sheets of wire mesh when his right middle finger was caught between two wire bundle sheets, amputating his right middle fingertip without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2017, a worker at Insteel Wire Products Company, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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