Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Avulsions, enucleations - DEBARY, Florida
| Employer | Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc. |
| Address | 275 Benson Junction Rd. |
| City, State ZIP | DEBARY, Florida 32713 |
| Report ID | 2016043268 |
| Event Date | April 19, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations |
| Body Part | Ear(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327320 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.86644, -81.32465 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had completed his lockout/tag-out procedure after cleaning the central cement batch mixer. He closed the central cement batch mixer, removed all locks and tags, and re-energized the central power source of the central cement batch mixer. He heard a strange noise coming from inside the mixer, so he shut down the mixer's power source, followed lockout/tag-out procedures, opened one of the hatches at the top of the batch mixer, and noticed a hammer inside of the central cement batch mixer. When he reached into the mixer to retrieve the hammer, the paddle struck the right side of his head, fracturing his face and partially amputating his right ear lobe. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 19, 2016, a worker at Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc. in DEBARY, Florida suffered avulsions, enucleations to the ear(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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