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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023021653 · 2/21/2023 · TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Location
5402 West Sligh Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33634
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting in the movement of a reel of steel wire onto a truck using a forklift and a sling. The load became stuck on a stanchion and the employee pulled up on the load, causing the employee's hand to become caught/crushed between the reel and the boom of the forklift. The employee sustained two hand fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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