Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries — BRADENTON, FLORIDA
| Employer | Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025077151 |
| Address | 1001 13TH AVENUE EAST | City, State ZIP | BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34208 |
| Event Date | July 22, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Rollers, cylinders | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.48000, -82.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting to determine why a pallet was not traveling along a continuous vertical conveyor. The conveyor's rollers caused a crushing/laceration injury to the employee's right hand that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 22, 2025, a worker at Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc. in BRADENTON, FLORIDA suffered nonfatal 'crushing' injuries to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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