B & R PRODUCTS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - MIAMI, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at B & R PRODUCTS, INC. in MIAMI, Florida
Employer B & R PRODUCTS, INC.
Address 18721 S.W. 104 AVE.
City, State ZIP MIAMI, Florida 33157
Report ID 20171010084
Event Date October 20, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325620
GPS Coordinates 25.59000, -80.36000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a hopper machine when a piston from a product dispensary tube was accidentally actuated. The piston fractured her right middle finger and lacerated her right hand.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2017, a worker at B & R PRODUCTS, INC. in MIAMI, Florida suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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