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Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. in WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA
Employer Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. Report ID 2016053989
Address 3900 Avenue G, NW City, State ZIP WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA 33880
Event Date May 10, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # 1149274
GPS Coordinates 28.02000, -81.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a pulley on the feed roller conveyor. The employee's right index fingertip was caught in the pulley and amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2016, a worker at Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. in WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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