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Harper Limbach LLC - Orlando

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Harper Limbach LLC - Orlando in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Harper Limbach LLC - Orlando Report ID 2019099537
Address 9401 Turkey Lake Road City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819
Event Date September 12, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.42000, -81.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting and dumping a tilt cart (with a helper) into a roll-off dumpster at a loading dock. The cart tipped downward suddenly from the shift in contents and the employee's pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the tipped cart and the jagged edge of the roll-off dumpster. As a result, the employee's right pinky finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2019, a worker at Harper Limbach LLC - Orlando in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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