Tidewater Equipment Company
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle - Cuts, lacerations - FORSYTH, Georgia
| Employer | Tidewater Equipment Company |
| Address | Lick Skillet Rd |
| City, State ZIP | FORSYTH, Georgia 31029 |
| Report ID | 2015108040 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Hand(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Loaders, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333132 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.05000, -83.93000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was hospitalized due to a severe cut while working on a TigerCat 234 Loader. The compensator was forcibly ejected from the valve body by hydraulic fluid pressure cutting the webbing between his left hand index and middle finger and forcing hydraulic fluid into the cut.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2015, a worker at Tidewater Equipment Company in FORSYTH, Georgia suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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