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Central Florida Custom Trailers, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Central Florida Custom Trailers, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Central Florida Custom Trailers, Inc. Report ID 2024031997
Address 2136 East 4th Street City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32824
Event Date March 5, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Secondary Source Machine guards
Industry (NAICS) 336214 Inspection # 1734401
GPS Coordinates 28.42000, -81.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a disc grinder on a part when the part got caught between the guard and the grinder. His thumb got pulled in between the part and the grinder crushing and amputating it.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2024, a worker at Central Florida Custom Trailers, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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