Alsco Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - POMPANO BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Alsco Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida
Employer Alsco Inc.
Address 2631 NW 17 Lane
City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, Florida 33064
Report ID 2019032730
Event Date March 14, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 812320
Inspection # 1386710
GPS Coordinates 26.26000, -80.14000

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Incident Narrative

A maintenance technician's finger was caught between two gears while he was greasing a machine. He suffered severe damage to his left index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2019, a worker at Alsco Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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