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Forterra Pipe and Precast, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PALATKA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Forterra Pipe and Precast, LLC in PALATKA, FLORIDA
Employer Forterra Pipe and Precast, LLC Report ID 2017065127
Address 245 Comfort Rd. City, State ZIP PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
Event Date June 5, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327332 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -81.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling on a V-belt for a cement auger screw when his left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated by the belt.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2017, a worker at Forterra Pipe and Precast, LLC in PALATKA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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