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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015052733 · 5/8/2015 · Landers Auto Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Battery-vehicle
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Landers Auto Recycling
Location: 3024 Apopka Blvd, APOPKA, FLORIDA, 32703
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the battery on a forklift when the battery slipped and crushed his thumb, fracturing and lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown