Central Florida Health Alliance
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
| Employer | Central Florida Health Alliance | Report ID | 2015064213 |
| Address | 1451 El Camino Dr | City, State ZIP | THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA 32159 |
| Event Date | June 30, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.93000, -81.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee amputated the tip of a thumb on a meat slicer when the handle broke.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2015, a worker at Central Florida Health Alliance in THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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