Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at American Builders & Contractors Supply CO., Inc.
Start: 1/6/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010124 · 1/6/2020 · American Builders & Contractors Supply CO., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Strapping

Employer

Name: American Builders & Contractors Supply CO., Inc.
Location: 1400 Forsythe Road, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33405
NAICS: 444190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loosening a cargo strap when the tightening mechanism struck his right index finger. The finger was crushed and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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