Express Employment Professionals
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
| Employer | Express Employment Professionals | Report ID | 2020043732 |
| Address | 14201 Jetport Loop W | City, State ZIP | FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33913 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.53000, -81.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inspecting pieces as they came out of a machine. He went to pull apart the pieces. The punch came down and injured his fingers, resulting in amputations to his pinky finger as well as his middle and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2020, a worker at Express Employment Professionals in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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