Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc. | Report ID | 2021076081 |
| Address | 1840 NE 33rd Street | City, State ZIP | POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33064 |
| Event Date | July 23, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Concrete blocks, cinder blocks |
| Secondary Source | Buckets, baskets, pails | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.26000, -80.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a concrete block off a sorting line and into a bunker. The concrete block was positioned on top of a 5-gallon bucket. While moving the block, it dropped 6 inches off the bucket and onto the tips of his right middle and ring fingers. The employee suffered a laceration to his right middle finger and a fracture to his right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On July 23, 2021, a worker at Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with concrete blocks, cinder blocks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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