Cast-Crete

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SEFFNER, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cast-Crete in SEFFNER, FLORIDA
Employer Cast-Crete Report ID 2018010501
Address 6324 County Rd 579 City, State ZIP SEFFNER, FLORIDA 33584
Event Date January 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -82.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating and cleaning a molding machine when his right thumb was pinched in the machine, amputating his thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2018, a worker at Cast-Crete in SEFFNER, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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