Apalachee Pole Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — BRISTOL, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Apalachee Pole Company, Inc. in BRISTOL, FLORIDA
Employer Apalachee Pole Company, Inc. Report ID 20161110311
Address 18601 NW County Road 12 City, State ZIP BRISTOL, FLORIDA 32321
Event Date November 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1188784
GPS Coordinates 30.37000, -84.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dislodging a 2-foot-long pole-top cutoff when the pole became lodged on a belt. His right hand was caught between the pole-top cutoff and the belt, which resulted in the degloving of the back of his right hand and the amputation of his right pinky down to the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2016, a worker at Apalachee Pole Company, Inc. in BRISTOL, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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