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Cintas Corporation

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Amputations involving bone loss — APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cintas Corporation in APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Cintas Corporation Report ID 2024065376
Address 6938 N US Hwy 41 City, State ZIP APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA 33572
Event Date June 18, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, tubes metal
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.78000, -82.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee stepped up on the back of the work vehicle which was parked at a customer parking lot and began manually unloading a 4 galvanized pipe from the ladder rack on top of the vehicle. While removing the pipe, the employee lost his balance and fell backward off the back of the vehicle. The pipe that the employee was unloading was pulled down as he fell. Upon landing on the concrete parking lot, the pipe pinned the employee s right hand against the concrete. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to their middle finger that resulted in medical amputation of the finger.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2024, a worker at Cintas Corporation in APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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