Tampa Maid Foods, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tampa Maid Foods, LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Tampa Maid Foods, LLC Report ID 2019077605
Address 1600 Kathleen Rd. City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33805
Event Date July 25, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # 1428949
GPS Coordinates 28.06000, -81.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rag to wipe off the motor of a running blower when the rag was pulled into the blower. He was trying to remove the rag when his left hand contacted the blower fan blades, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2019, a worker at Tampa Maid Foods, LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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