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Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person — Amputations — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
Employer Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Report ID 2015118636
Address Ave of the Stars - Epcot City, State ZIP LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
Event Date November 14, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person Source of Injury Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Industry (NAICS) 532490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.38000, -81.53000

Incident Narrative

Employees were dismantling a scaffold and were handing down a piece of plywood, which was 4-feet by 6-feet, when it slipped from a coworker's hands and fell 50 feet. The plywood struck the injured employee in the left foot behind the steel-toe shoe. His left toes were amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2015, a worker at Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by other person, with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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