Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kiewit Water Facilities South Co., 5100 150th Ave, LARGO, FLORIDA 33770
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving oxygen-compressed air cylinders when one started to tip and fell onto another bottle where his finger was. His finger was caught between the two bottles, fracturing his left pinky finger and knuckle.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedOxygen tanks and cylinders
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