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American Lighting & Signal

Injured by object breaking in hand — Cuts, lacerations — APOPKA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Lighting & Signal in APOPKA, FLORIDA
Employer American Lighting & Signal Report ID 20171212036
Address 275 W. Ponkan Rd. City, State ZIP APOPKA, FLORIDA 32712
Event Date December 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by object breaking in hand Source of Injury Lamp posts, street lights
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.73000, -81.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was throwing an old street light into a dumpster when the glass lens broke and lacerated his arm, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2017, a worker at American Lighting & Signal in APOPKA, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by object breaking in hand, with lamp posts, street lights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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