Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Taylor Farms Florida, Inc., 7492 Chancellor Dr., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32809
on — Fractures , affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was air-blowing a conveyor belt when their left arm became caught in the conveyor belt, resulting in a fracture and laceration to their hand. The conveyor belt was unguarded.
An employee was working on installing tubing to run electrical wiring to the other side of a building. The employee noticed smoke coming from the electrical panel and went to shut off the breaker. The electrical panel was on fire and the employee sustained burns to their right hand.
On February, 15, 2023, a forklift operator was finishing loading a semi-trailer. As the employee was closing the roll door of the trailer, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the plate. The tuft of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.
A 700-pound box fell from a third tier storage rack and landed on a temporary employee. The employee sustained fractures to the left leg and right ankle.
A temporary employee turned off a planer machine, opened the housing, and began clearing a jam. The machine's spinning blade caught his right hand and degloved the index finger.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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