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OMNICELL, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and dislocations — SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OMNICELL, INC. in SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Employer OMNICELL, INC. Report ID 2017010425
Address 203 Gandy Blvd North City, State ZIP SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33702
Event Date January 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Product labeling machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 561910 Inspection # 1203928
GPS Coordinates 27.86000, -82.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rewinding the label on a label machine using her left hand. She used her right hand to jog the machine forward and was using her left hand to load the paper on the paper winder. The tip of her glove was caught causing her left hand to wrap around the rotating post and the cardboard core resulting in a left wrist fracture and dislocation as well as a fifth index compound fracture and a fourth index fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2017, a worker at OMNICELL, INC. in SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA suffered fractures and dislocations to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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