CANTEX INC.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing - Fractures - AUBURNDALE, Florida
| Employer | CANTEX INC. |
| Address | 202 Progress Rd |
| City, State ZIP | AUBURNDALE, Florida 33823 |
| Report ID | 2024076934 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing |
| Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Clamps, couplings |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326122 |
| Inspection # | 1767301 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.07095, -81.78160 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working at an extrusion line and monitoring pipe as it came out of the extrusion machine. The employee went to prevent the production of a defective part and his hand passed through a sensor that triggered the action point for the machine. The machine's clamp came down to pick up the formed pipe and it fractured the employee's arm.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2024, a worker at CANTEX INC. in AUBURNDALE, Florida suffered fractures to the arm(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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