Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CB Structures Services, Inc., 19401 West Dixie Highway, AVENTURA, FLORIDA 33180
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a 2-by-4 to loosen deck post shores to strip a wooden deck. After striking a post, the employee pulled back, causing him to strike his hand against a metal column behind him. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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