OCALA, FLORIDA—
Tibbetts Lumber Co., LLC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tibbetts Lumber Co., LLC., 6100 SE 68th St, OCALA, FLORIDA 34472 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the pelvic region, unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 23, 2015, at 6:45 a.m., an employee became pinned between a truss gantry and a table, causing a compression injury to his lower torso. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was unloading wood trusses from a trailer when a few trusses fell and struck him. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
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An employee was stacking and nailing small sections of wood trusses on top of each other when the stack of trusses, which was about 4 feet high, fell on him. He suffered upper body trauma and was hospitalized.
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