Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blackwater Technical Services, Inc., 7341 Westport Place Suite A, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33413
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lowering an aluminum mullion from a rack. It slipped and his left ring, middle, and index fingers were crushed against the ground. He suffered fractures and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedStructural metal materials, n.e.c.
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