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Miller Electric Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — PALATKA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Miller Electric Company in PALATKA, FLORIDA
Employer Miller Electric Company Report ID 20191111577
Address 215 County Road 216 City, State ZIP PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
Event Date November 6, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.68000, -81.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee and his co-worker were feeding ground wire underneath a transformer cabinet. His co-worker was pushing down on the ground cable with a metal framing system when the tension on the cable released, causing the metal framing system to drop down onto the employee's right hand. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger above the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2019, a worker at Miller Electric Company in PALATKA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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