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Mizkan America, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mizkan America, Inc. in LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA
Employer Mizkan America, Inc. Report ID 2021064964
Address 445 N. Dakota Ave. City, State ZIP LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA 33850
Event Date June 17, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 311941 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.09000, -81.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished cleaning a gear box leak. As he turned the machine back on, the chain grabbed a napkin in his right hand and pulled his index finger into the chain and sprocket. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2021, a worker at Mizkan America, Inc. in LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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