Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DAVIE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC | Report ID | 2024109915 |
| Address | 3300 SW 46th Avenue | City, State ZIP | DAVIE, FLORIDA 33314 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Vehicle trailers, trailing units |
| Secondary Source | Pickup truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.08000, -80.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was aligning a truck and trailer and caught his left middle finger between the trailer hitch and the truck's ball hitch, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2024, a worker at Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC in DAVIE, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with vehicle trailers, trailing units identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.
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