GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Cuts, lacerations - POMPANO BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida
Employer GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC.
Address Aycold Fresh Repack Cooler, 1501 NW 12 Avenue
City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, Florida 33069
Report ID 2018010816
Event Date January 25, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 541612
GPS Coordinates 26.24000, -80.13000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was stacking boxes of cantaloupes from a conveyor line onto pallets located behind him. He grabbed a box from the bottom, and his pinky finger was caught and lacerated under the belt.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2018, a worker at GL STAFFING SERVICES, INC. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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