Owen Electric Company, INC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Owen Electric Company, INC | Report ID | 20221211000 |
| Address | 1775 Lakeside Avenue | City, State ZIP | SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32084 |
| Event Date | December 19, 2022 | Outcome | 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 | Printers and plotters-computer |
| Secondary Source | Doors, except garage and vehicle | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.86000, -81.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were moving a 397-pound plotter printer over a doorstop/threshold when the injured employee's hand became wedged between the bottom of the plotter and the doorstop. As the employee pulled his hand back, he sustained a partial amputation of the left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On December 19, 2022, a worker at Owen Electric Company, INC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with printers and plotters-computer identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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