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Sentry Equipment & Erectors, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — DELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sentry Equipment & Erectors, Inc. in DELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Sentry Equipment & Erectors, Inc. Report ID 2015119026
Address 3055 Tech Park Way City, State ZIP DELAND, FLORIDA 32724
Event Date November 30, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Band saws
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.02000, -81.21000

Incident Narrative

A welder was operating a horizontal band saw. There was a hydraulic clamp for the material being cut. The employee pushed the button for the clamp and his left thumb was caught in the clamp, cutting it open. The employee was admitted to the hospital for hand surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2015, a worker at Sentry Equipment & Erectors, Inc. in DELAND, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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