Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FLUOROTEK USA INC, 1301 W 13th Street , RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA 33404
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee opened the release latch on the bottom of a mixer to allow materials to exit the hopper. His hand then entered the latch opening and the mixer severed his left index finger. The mixer was turned on at the time of the incident.
An employee was cutting PVC pipes with a chop saw. The saw cut off the tip of his right middle finger (with no bone loss) as he was readjusting the pipes. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
Two employees were assembling the mold plates and flipped them over. An employee then picked up a plate and it fell smashing the employee's right index finger.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was operating a rubber roller grinder and had just completed the grinding process. He changed the rotation of the spindle to the clockwise position and began to clean rubber dust off the rollers with a shop rag. The rag caught on the roller and pulled his hand into the grinding wheel, resulting in a broken wrist, broken fingers, and lacerations to the hand and fingers. He was hospitalized.
An employee was clearing jammed material from an extruder machine. The employee reached their left hand through the unguarded opening between the extruder machine and the conveyor belt to manually dislodge the jam and contacted the moving chain and sprockets, resulting in an amputation to the left thumb.
At about 10:05 a.m. on March 10, 2025, an employee was working at the loading side of a mix conveyor when his right wrist was caught in a pinch point between the conveyor and a roller. He suffered laceration and fracture injuries to the wrist and was hospitalized.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.