WESTON, FLORIDA—
PRINCE CONTRACTING, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PRINCE CONTRACTING, LLC, I-75 SEGMENT E MSE WALL RAMP 2, WESTON, FLORIDA 33327 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
The employee was helping to secure a concrete wall panel that a backhoe was putting into place. The panel was secured and then the backhoe released the load, but the bottom of the panel came loose. The panel fell and struck the employee in the chest and left hand. The employee sustained broken ribs and abrasions on his hand.
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