Atco Rubber Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - PLANT CITY, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Atco Rubber Products, Inc. in PLANT CITY, Florida
Employer Atco Rubber Products, Inc.
Address 2407 Police Center Drive
City, State ZIP PLANT CITY, Florida 33566
Report ID 2017032831
Event Date March 29, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326299
GPS Coordinates 27.98919, -82.10863

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a ram packer machine when his arm was caught in a pinch point and his right forearm was punctured by part of the machine, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2017, a worker at Atco Rubber Products, Inc. in PLANT CITY, Florida suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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