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SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC Report ID 2024010735
Address 2808 New Tampa Hwy City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33815
Event Date January 24, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Sanding machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1724189
GPS Coordinates 28.03000, -82.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sanding steel/metal product on a spinning vertical sander. The steel/metal product was pulled inside the belt opening, along with the employee's left thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2024, a worker at SCHWARZ PARTNERS PACKAGING, LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with sanding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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