WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - LAKELAND, Florida
| Employer | WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC |
| Address | 2624 Mine and Mill Ln |
| City, State ZIP | LAKELAND, Florida 33801 |
| Report ID | 2017109956 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.01000, -81.90000 |
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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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