Turning Water Industries Corporation
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Turning Water Industries Corporation | Report ID | 2020065915 |
| Address | South Central Waste Water Treatment Plant, 10001 N. Wickham Rd. | City, State ZIP | MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32940 |
| Event Date | June 24, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Structural metal materials, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 924110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.08000, -80.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unbolting two adjoining pieces of a steel walkway/platform frame on wood blocks at the bottom of the clarifier. He reached over and around the steel member, grabbing it with his left hand. The member fell approximately 1- to 3-inches, pinning his left index finger against a wood block and fracturing it.
Incident Summary
On June 24, 2020, a worker at Turning Water Industries Corporation in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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