Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coastal Mechanical Services LLC, 4700 West Sand Lake Road, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819
on — Fractures , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was installing shelving. As they were sliding a metal pipe into the wooden shelving unit, the employee's hand was caught between the shelf support and the end of the pipe, resulting in a right index and middle finger fracture.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Shelves, shelving, racks
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