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WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC Report ID 2017109956
Address 2624 Mine and Mill Ln City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801
Event Date October 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -81.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a 6-foot platform ladder while attempting to get his welding wire to feed properly through his weld wire feeder. He fell off the ladder and landed on the hook of a torch cutting station stand, suffering a laceration that was approximately 5 inches long and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2017, a worker at WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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