UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC in AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA
Employer UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC Report ID 2021098265
Address 105 Progress Rd City, State ZIP AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA 33823
Event Date September 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # 1557422
GPS Coordinates 28.07000, -81.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stacking 1-by-3, 12-foot-long boards from the conveyor outfeed. His right middle finger was pinched between the guard and the links covering the chain as he was picking up the board from the chain conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2021, a worker at UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC in AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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