Spartan Composites, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Spartan Composites, LLC | Report ID | 2024043046 |
| Address | 135 Gus Hipp Blvd. | City, State ZIP | ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA 32955 |
| Event Date | April 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back | Source of Injury | Routers, molders |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1740182 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.30000, -80.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trimming out a hole in a plastic mat with a router. When he finished and lifted the router to move on to the next mat, the router's spinning bit caught the inside of the hole and caused the router to flip on its side. The router caught the palm of his left hand and lacerated it.
Incident Summary
On April 7, 2024, a worker at Spartan Composites, LLC in ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back, with routers, molders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 153 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back injuries.
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