Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Avulsions, enucleations - SORRENTO, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in SORRENTO, Florida
Employer Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC
Address 29100 CR 46A
City, State ZIP SORRENTO, Florida 32776
Report ID 2020021828
Event Date February 25, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Sheet metal
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 28.81000, -81.47000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to unrig sheet pile and crushed the tip of their index finger causing an avulsion injury.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2020, a worker at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in SORRENTO, Florida suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with sheet metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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