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MasTec Advance Technologies

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MasTec Advance Technologies in HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA
Employer MasTec Advance Technologies Report ID 2016064996
Address 133 SE 20th Terrace, Apartment 4 City, State ZIP HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33033
Event Date June 6, 2016 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 Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 25.48000, -80.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up an extension ladder when the flank section of the ladder slid down and lacerated his left thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2016, a worker at MasTec Advance Technologies in HOMESTEAD, 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 extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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