VERO BEACH, FLORIDA—
Juice Co, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Juice Co, LLC, 505 6th Avenue SW, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32968 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was clearing debris from a running taper machine and suffered a level 2 amputation to the tip of his right middle finger.
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