Citrus World Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — LAKE WALES, FLORIDA

Employer	Citrus World Inc.	Report ID	20171110521
Address	20205 US Hwy 27	City, State ZIP	LAKE WALES, FLORIDA 33853
Event Date	November 1, 2017	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified	Source of Injury	Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS)	111310	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	27.90000, -81.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee's thumb was caught in an indexing chain, amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2017, a worker at Citrus World Inc. in LAKE WALES, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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