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Best Block

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Best Block in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer Best Block Report ID 2023043776
Address 16790 Gator Road City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33912
Event Date April 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 327331 Inspection # 1667279
GPS Coordinates 26.49000, -81.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to apply a belt dressing on a moving head pulley. Their arm became caught in the pulley, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2023, a worker at Best Block in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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