Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PCP Group, LLC, 4801 Ulmerton Rd., CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33762
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was getting loose cotton from a cotton processing machine when their right hand was caught by a cotton processing roller. The employee sustained an amputation to their ring finger, a laceration to the middle finger, and a fracture and puncture wound to the little finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
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