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Mediacom LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MILTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mediacom LLC in MILTON, FLORIDA
Employer Mediacom LLC Report ID 2015063958
Address Strathaver Rd. City, State ZIP MILTON, FLORIDA 32571
Event Date June 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Scrap metal
Industry (NAICS) 515210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.62000, -87.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee splicing communication cables pricked himself with a piece of rusted metal debris that was on the ground. Later in the day the wound became infected and the employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2015, a worker at Mediacom LLC in MILTON, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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