Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tremron Lakeland LLC, 1030 Airport Road, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33811
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the fingernail(s), nailbed(s) .
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Final narrative
An employee's right hand was on the front of a moving bundle (cube) of pavers to check the quality of product. His finger was then pinched between the bundle and the roller on a non-powered roller conveyor, resulting in multiple contusions and the right ring fingernail being removed. The weight of the bundle was approximately 3,300 lbs.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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