Cross City Lumber, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CROSS CITY, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cross City Lumber, LLC in CROSS CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Cross City Lumber, LLC Report ID 2023054721
Address 59 North East 132nd Avenue City, State ZIP CROSS CITY, FLORIDA 32628
Event Date May 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.61000, -83.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating lumber machinery when the blow pipe became clogged. The employee went to clear it by opening the flow meter. While removing the cover that acts as an air seal, their left middle, ring, and little fingers were amputated by the moving parts of the machine.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2023, a worker at Cross City Lumber, LLC in CROSS CITY, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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