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OSHA Injury Report: CANTEX INC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at CANTEX INC in Auburndale, FL 33823 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in pVC pipe manufacturing.

Establishment
CANTEX INC
Parent company
CANTEX INC.
Street
202 Progress Rd.
City
Auburndale
State
FL
ZIP
33823
On-site location
Line 9, Extrusion
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
154

Attempting to clear jammed pipe in the Beller machine.

Employee reached his hand and arm around guard on line 9A. His arm triggered the sensor and the clamp bell plug trapped his arm.

Right hand wrist & elbow laceration and fracture

Bell clamp

Right hand wrist & elbow laceration and fracture from bell clamp making contact.

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326122 — PVC pipe manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
116
Total hours worked
414728
Establishment ID
1286286
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Time of incident
18:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02FEB2025:21:14:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.