LAKELAND, FLORIDA·
Key Automotive of Florida, Inc. and its successors
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Key Automotive of Florida, Inc. and its successors, 5300 Allen K. Breed Hwy., LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33803 on , Cuts, lacerations, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
On December 3, 2018, two employees were making tablets of an automotive airbag propellant (MA3-71) on the rotary press. The employees were remotely operating the press from the hallway and observing the operation through a window. An explosion in the press occurred and a piece of metal shrapnel penetrated the glass window and lacerated one of the employee's shoulders. The injured employee was hospitalized.
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