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METTRON CONTRACTING, INC.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at METTRON CONTRACTING, INC. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer METTRON CONTRACTING, INC. Report ID 2020010782
Address 445 S Magnolia Ave City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801
Event Date January 24, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary Source Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.53000, -81.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a shackle to a steel plate that was being lifted by a loader when the employee's left thumb was caught between the shackle and the steel plate, resulting in a left thumb amputation just past the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2020, a worker at METTRON CONTRACTING, INC. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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