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Wood Mulch Products, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wood Mulch Products, Inc. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Wood Mulch Products, Inc. Report ID 2022119574
Address 2425 Lasso Lane City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33820
Event Date November 1, 2022 Outcome 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 Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1634129
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -81.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a shavings mill machine that cuts tree logs into wood chips. The machine's sensor eye slipped from position and the employee stepped onto the cart full of logs to fix the sensor. The machine turned on, shifting the log cart and the employee slipped forward and grabbed the cables to catch himself. The cables pinched the employee's fingers and hand against the rotating pulley, resulting in multiple finger amputations on both hands.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2022, a worker at Wood Mulch Products, Inc. in LAKELAND, 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 logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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