SPECTRA METAL SALES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Cuts, lacerations - CLEARWATER, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SPECTRA METAL SALES, INC. in CLEARWATER, Florida
Employer SPECTRA METAL SALES, INC.
Address 5100 140th Ave N
City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, Florida 33760
Report ID 2018066526
Event Date June 29, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423510
Inspection # 1328871
GPS Coordinates 27.89000, -82.70000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating the slitter machine and got their right hand caught in the machine's rollers causing a laceration to the palm.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2018, a worker at SPECTRA METAL SALES, INC. in CLEARWATER, Florida suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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