CANTEX INC.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing - Fractures - AUBURNDALE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at CANTEX INC. in 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.

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