Tampa Bay Fisheries, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DOVER, FLORIDA
| Employer | Tampa Bay Fisheries, Inc. | Report ID | 2024021614 |
| Address | 3060 N. Gallagher Rd. | City, State ZIP | DOVER, FLORIDA 33527 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Dairy and milk processing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311712 | Inspection # | 1731252 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.99000, -82.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a cheese spinner machine. As he pulled a piece out of the machine, the piece fell on top of his left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2024, a worker at Tampa Bay Fisheries, Inc. in DOVER, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with dairy and milk processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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