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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015118846 · 11/23/2015 · United Rentals Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
United Rentals Inc.
Location
3501 State Rd 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33314
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing mechanical work on a scissor lift. The employee inadvertently touched the controls, causing the scissor portion of the machine to cycle down on the employee's left index finger, fracturing and lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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