Struck by door, gate, window · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FLORIDA VEG INVESTMENTS LLC, 1702 Jim Johnson Rd., PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head and neck.
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Final narrative
An employee was at a loading dock to verify a truck that would be loaded when the bay door rolled down and struck them, resulting in a head and neck injury that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Head and neck Doors rail mounted and garage
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was taking out the trash through the storeroom door when the storeroom door closed on their left index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was reversing a transport truck out of a parking space when the side mirror of the truck contacted another tractor and it folded inward. The employee went to fold the mirror back out and their left ring finger slipped into a recessed area of the adjusting mechanism, causing the mirror base to amputate his left ring finger.
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