BRASTILE, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Amputations - MIAMI, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BRASTILE, INC. in MIAMI, Florida
Employer BRASTILE, INC.
Address 110 NE 179TH STREET
City, State ZIP MIAMI, Florida 33162
Report ID 2021021782
Event Date February 26, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Tiles, shingles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423320
GPS Coordinates 25.93816, -80.19870

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving tiles out of a crate. The tiles shifted and crushed his fingers, causing an amputation to the top of the ring finger and a laceration on the right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2021, a worker at BRASTILE, INC. in MIAMI, Florida suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tiles, shingles, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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