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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018088088 · 8/8/2018 · General Asphalt Company 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
Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers

Employer

Name
General Asphalt Company Inc.
Location
8490 NW 44 Street, SUNRISE, FLORIDA, 33351
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the front tie rod of a milling machine that broke. He was trying to put the rod together to align it when the end yoke moved and hit his left hand, fracturing his index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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