The Kearney Companies, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
| Employer | The Kearney Companies, LLC. | Report ID | 2022109014 |
| Address | 9625 Wes Kearney Way | City, State ZIP | RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA 33578 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | 1629632 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.91000, -82.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a pugmill machine. The employee moved the machine belt with a 2-inch wrench when the belt caught his left sleeve and pulled his left arm into the belt, resulting in amputation of the arm.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2022, a worker at The Kearney Companies, LLC. in RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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