Sarasota Medical Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SARASOTA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Sarasota Medical Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043641 |
| Address | 1451 Sarasota Center Blvd. | City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34240 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2025 | 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339113 | Inspection # | 1824202 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.35000, -82.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating an automated bagging and packaging machine to bag hydrocolloids. A bag was stuck in the machine. As the employee was removing it, the blade amputated the top of their right index finger.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2025, a worker at Sarasota Medical Products, Inc. in SARASOTA, 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 bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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