Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BrightView Landscape Services, Cypress Oaks Apartments, LEESBURG, FLORIDA 34748
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were troubleshooting equipment. An employee's right ring and pinky fingers were between the belt and pulley when the stuck pulley activated resulting in lacerations.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAgricultural and garden machinery, unspecified
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