Serco, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures and dislocations - OVIEDO, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Serco, Inc. in OVIEDO, Florida
Employer Serco, Inc.
Address Seminole Cty. Generator, Inersection of Lockwood Blvd. & Carillo Pk.
City, State ZIP OVIEDO, Florida 32765
Report ID 2017054709
Event Date May 24, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Generators
Industry (NAICS) 561210
Inspection # 1244294
GPS Coordinates 28.64000, -81.17000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a generator and had removed the last bolt from the armature housing when the housing came off and pinned his left arm between the housing and armature. He fractured his ulna and dislocated his radius.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2017, a worker at Serco, Inc. in OVIEDO, Florida suffered fractures and dislocations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with generators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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