TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY | Report ID | 2023021653 |
| Address | 5402 West Sligh Avenue | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33634 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.01000, -82.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting in the movement of a reel of steel wire onto a truck using a forklift and a sling. The load became stuck on a stanchion and the employee pulled up on the load, causing the employee's hand to become caught/crushed between the reel and the boom of the forklift. The employee sustained two hand fractures.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2023, a worker at TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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