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Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Avulsions, enucleations — FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. in FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA
Employer Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Report ID 2017043071
Address 1225 S Scenic Hwy City, State ZIP FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA 33843
Event Date April 5, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Scalp
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Industry (NAICS) 423720 Inspection # 1225280
GPS Coordinates 27.72000, -81.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving a box that fell on the floor from the mail slot used for the pre-made boxes when her hair was caught in a moving conveyor used to load boxes into a trailer. The employee was treated for a partial scalping.

Incident Summary

On April 5, 2017, a worker at Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. in FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the scalp. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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