Homeguard Products, Inc.
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Homeguard Products, Inc. | Report ID | 20241211903 |
| Address | 5430 Shawland Road | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254 |
| Event Date | December 27, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact | Source of Injury | Other constructed surface |
| Secondary Source | Industrial printing machinery | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | 1795895 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.34000, -81.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning an anilox roller on a printing press when his rag became caught in the rollers. The employee let go of the rag and took a step back, slipped on ink, and fell into the railing bar in front of the anilox roller. The roller bounced up and the employee's hand became caught underneath it as he fell. The employee sustained sustained amputations to the nail beds of two fingers and required stitches to his hand.
Incident Summary
On December 27, 2024, a worker at Homeguard Products, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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