Surterra Florida, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WIMAUMA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Surterra Florida, LLC | Report ID | 2021119683 |
| Address | 2324 West Lake Drive | City, State ZIP | WIMAUMA, FLORIDA 33598 |
| Event Date | November 9, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325412 | Inspection # | 1564553 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.69000, -82.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a mint press machine. The rag the employee was using got tangled in the rotating tabletop and drew their finger into the press punch. The employee's right middle fingertip was struck by one of the mint press die punches, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 9, 2021, a worker at Surterra Florida, LLC in WIMAUMA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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