Gordon Food Service
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
| Employer | Gordon Food Service | Report ID | 2017032195 |
| Address | 1410 Gordon Food Service Dr. | City, State ZIP | PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33563 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.00000, -82.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was cleaning the lifting cylinder from the inside of the PIV when the cylinder pinched his right thumb causing a severe laceration to the bone that resulted in an amputation injury.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2017, a worker at Gordon Food Service in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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