BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MARGATE, FLORIDA
| Employer | BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. | Report ID | 2017088283 |
| Address | 1500 SW 67 Ave. | City, State ZIP | MARGATE, FLORIDA 33063 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517911 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.20000, -80.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were placing cable while working from a line truck with an attached reel carrier. The injured employee was observing the reel as it was taking in pulling tape when the reel bar came around and smashed his left hand between the lifter and the bar. His thumb was injured and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2017, a worker at BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. in MARGATE, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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