Pepperidge Farm Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LAKELAND, FLORIDA
| Employer | Pepperidge Farm Inc. | Report ID | 2020021610 |
| Address | 2222 Interstate Drive | City, State ZIP | LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33805 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 | Inspection # | 1469026 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.07000, -81.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 02/18/2020, at 9:15 a.m., an employee was working on a packaging line that was feeding film when product started jamming. As he attempted to get a better visual of the heat cramp sealer, his right hand was pulled into the heat cramp sealer area, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation. The heat cramp sealer was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2020, a worker at Pepperidge Farm Inc. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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