Ilapak, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Ilapak, Inc. | Report ID | 2019021339 |
| Address | 1845 Mason Avenue | City, State ZIP | DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32117 |
| Event Date | February 6, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333249 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.20000, -81.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance repairs on a packing machine when the vertical clamping mechanism activated and partially amputated his right thumb. The safety guard was disengaged at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 6, 2019, a worker at Ilapak, Inc. in DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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