BOCA RATON, FLORIDA—
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp, 5051 Town Center Circle, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33486 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was handling a sheave on a rolling cart. The sheave shifted and crushed his left index finger between the cart and the sheave.
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An employee was coming off a snow covered rooftop onto a ship stair/ladder to go into a building when they slipped and fell approximately 18 feet from the ship stair/ladder to the ground. The fall resulted in a broken leg requiring surgery.
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee was disassembling a gearless machine when their left ring finger was pinched by the machine block, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
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An employee was servicing an elevator when he was caught between the elevator and was hospitalized with injuries to his abdominal area.
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