OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221400765

UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC

AUBURNDALE, FL· 2021-09-24T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Production Line, Traumatic Amputation, Wood Board
NAICS: 321920
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345574222
Employer profile: UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC
Summary number: 221400765
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught between conveyor ch

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on September 24, 2021, an employee working for a wood container and pallet manufacturer was stacking 10-inch by 3-inch by 12-foot-long wooden boards from the outfeed section of a chain conveyor. The employee pinched his right middle finger between the guard and the chain as he picked up the boards from the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
2

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