Ciraco Underground, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — OCALA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Ciraco Underground, Inc. | Report ID | 2017087589 |
| Address | Trilogy at Ocala Preserve, 4180 NW 44th Ave | City, State ZIP | OCALA, FLORIDA 34482 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.22000, -82.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a concrete mixer with a hose when his right hand was caught between the mixer's paddles and the mixer's drums, fracturing his right middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized. The mixer was unguarded and energized at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2017, a worker at Ciraco Underground, Inc. in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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