Pepperidge Farm Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pepperidge Farm Inc. in 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.

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