James Hardie Building Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
| Employer | James Hardie Building Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2024076564 |
| Address | 809 S Woodrow Wilson St | City, State ZIP | PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33563 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Valves, nozzles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327320 | Inspection # | 1763981 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.00000, -82.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a process line. The metering valve was removed, but residual pneumatic energy was still present in the supply line. The employee was dislodging debris in the butterfly valve. Once the debris was dislodged, the valve closed, catching the employee's left middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2024, a worker at James Hardie Building Products, Inc. in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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