Bragg Companies

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — BAY LAKE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bragg Companies in BAY LAKE, FLORIDA
Employer Bragg Companies Report ID 2018077370
Address 375 Cypress Drive City, State ZIP BAY LAKE, FLORIDA 32821
Event Date July 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1333107
GPS Coordinates 28.35000, -81.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when his right ring finger was caught between the forks and the mast of the forklift. His right ring finger was severely lacerated, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2018, a worker at Bragg Companies in BAY LAKE, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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