FORESTRY RESOURCES, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Transient ischemia attacks - FORT MYERS, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FORESTRY RESOURCES, INC. in FORT MYERS, Florida
Employer FORESTRY RESOURCES, INC.
Address 4353 MICHIGAN LINK
City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, Florida 33916
Report ID 2017010606
Event Date January 21, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Transient ischemia attacks
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321999
GPS Coordinates 26.64246, -81.82483

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Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the oil on a prentice machine. As the employee was descending the machine's steps, he slipped and hit his forehead and lacerated the back of his ear on the machine. The employee suffered a TIA (mini stroke) and was admitted to the hospital with slurred speech.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2017, a worker at FORESTRY RESOURCES, INC. in FORT MYERS, Florida suffered transient ischemia attacks to the body systems. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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