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Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CANTONMENT, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc in CANTONMENT, FLORIDA
Employer Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc Report ID 2024098319
Address 610 Chemstrand Road City, State ZIP CANTONMENT, FLORIDA 32533
Event Date September 7, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 313310 Inspection # 1780586
GPS Coordinates 30.59000, -87.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the thermal bond production line when the laydown formation table became filled with fabric. The employee was cleaning the area when the machine restarted. The employee's hands were caught between a belt and a roller resulting in amputations to multiple fingers on both hands.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2024, a worker at Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc in CANTONMENT, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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