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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077605 · 7/25/2019 · Tampa Maid Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Tampa Maid Foods, LLC
Location
1600 Kathleen Rd., LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33805
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to wipe off the motor of a running blower when the rag was pulled into the blower. He was trying to remove the rag when his left hand contacted the blower fan blades, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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