Indian River Beverage Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Indian River Beverage Corporation in CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
Employer Indian River Beverage Corporation Report ID 2018010739
Address 200 Imperial Blvd. City, State ZIP CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA 32920
Event Date January 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 541870 Inspection # 1291995
GPS Coordinates 28.39000, -80.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a filling machine when he observed defective caps locked in the supply channels to the capper. He put the capper in manual mode and manually moved the joint with his left hand as he tried to remove the crowns with his right hand. During this operation, one of his fingers entered the moving machine, severing his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2018, a worker at Indian River Beverage Corporation in CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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