Advent Health
Injured by object breaking in hand — Cuts, lacerations — ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
| Employer | Advent Health | Report ID | 2020054751 |
| Address | 601 E. Altamonte Drive. | City, State ZIP | ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32701 |
| Event Date | May 21, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by object breaking in hand | Source of Injury | Glass building materials |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.66000, -81.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving into a new office space and that had junk left in the office areas from previous tenants. He was taking a large piece of commercial glass to the dumpster using a dolly. As he was picking up the glass over his head to throw it in the dumpster, the glass broke and half went into the dumpster and the other half fell on his right lower leg, severely cutting it. He was hospitalized with a severed tendon.
Incident Summary
On May 21, 2020, a worker at Advent Health in ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as injured by object breaking in hand, with glass building materials identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 68 severe injury reports involving "Injured by object breaking in hand" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by object breaking in hand injuries.
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