Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — BUSHNELL, FLORIDA
| Employer | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2019033057 |
| Address | 9565 County Road 476B | City, State ZIP | BUSHNELL, FLORIDA 33513 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and burns | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 112310 | Inspection # | 1390114 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.61000, -82.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a conveyor belt and was trying to adjust the belt when he slipped and fell into the belt and roller. He fell on the ingoing nip point of the belt and was hospitalized for a fracture and a burn on his left hand.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2019, a worker at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. in BUSHNELL, FLORIDA suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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