The Boldt Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - PALATKA, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at The Boldt Company in PALATKA, Florida
Employer The Boldt Company
Address 215 CR 216
City, State ZIP PALATKA, Florida 32177
Report ID 20191010707
Event Date October 14, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 29.68000, -81.68000

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Incident Narrative

On October 14, 2019, an employee was placing a wire rope choker around a pedestal that was going to be moved by an all-terrain forklift when his hand was pinched between a piece of rigging (wire rope choker) and the load that was to be moved. He was hospitalized with fractures to three of his fingers and a laceration to the palm of his left hand.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2019, a worker at The Boldt Company in PALATKA, Florida suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ropes, ties, chains, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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