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Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Report ID 2018077459
Address 4121 EVERGREEN AVENUE City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32217
Event Date July 23, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.36000, -81.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was showing an apprentice how to lock down the metal to a cut-off saw machine when the machine was engaged as he was placing his right index finger on a slot. His finger was caught between the slot and the machine's chain, resulting in the amputation of his right index fingertip without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2018, a worker at Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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