Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Crushing injuries — CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lewis Tree Service, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer Lewis Tree Service, Inc. Report ID 2023076244
Address 12050 49th St. North City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33762
Event Date July 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.88000, -82.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing a pre-trip inspection on a company truck when their hand was caught by a belt of the truck engine. The employee was hospitalized with crush injuries to three fingers.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2023, a worker at Lewis Tree Service, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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