Southeast Soils Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — OKAHUMPKA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Southeast Soils Inc. | Report ID | 2025032070 |
| Address | 1650 County Road 470 West | City, State ZIP | OKAHUMPKA, FLORIDA 34762 |
| Event Date | March 4, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Hand(s) and finger(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Hydraulic and pressurized hoses, lines | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325998 | Inspection # | 1808858 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.74000, -81.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a tail pulley machine with a compressed air hose when the air hose nozzle got caught in the machine and pulled his hand in. The employee sustained amputation of the ring fingertip and a degloving of his hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 4, 2025, a worker at Southeast Soils Inc. in OKAHUMPKA, FLORIDA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the hand(s) and finger(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 amputation.
Context
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