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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010735 · 1/24/2024 · SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Sanding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC
Location
2808 New Tampa Hwy, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33815
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding steel/metal product on a spinning vertical sander. The steel/metal product was pulled inside the belt opening, along with the employee's left thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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