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Leonel Valdez

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — SARASOTA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Leonel Valdez in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Employer Leonel Valdez Report ID 2017032342
Address 4553 Chinkapin Dr. City, State ZIP SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34242
Event Date March 14, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Industry (NAICS) 238350 Inspection # 1218700
GPS Coordinates 27.27000, -82.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 6 foot A-frame ladder cutting a 2x6 using a circular saw and amputated a finger.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2017, a worker at Leonel Valdez in SARASOTA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with saws-powered, except chainsaws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.

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