DEER PARK, NEW YORK—
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
Contact incidents unspecified · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., 1050 Grand Boulevard, DEER PARK, NEW YORK 11729 on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder on a boom lift. The cylinder slid down and caught the employee's right thumb resulting in a laceration and fracture to the right thumb.
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