Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mastec Advanced Technologies., 642 Rockwell Ave, FINDLAY, OHIO 45840
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On April 26, 2023, at 9:50 AM, an employee was installing a ladder rack on a company vehicle when the lowering arm of the ladder rack shifted, causing a bolt to slip and catch the wedding ring on his left ring finger. The employee sustained a laceration/avulsion to the left ring finger between the first and second knuckles that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Racks-garment and other
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