TAMPA, FLORIDA—
CAPFORM, INC.
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CAPFORM, INC., 5600 W. Linebaugh Ave , TAMPA, FLORIDA 33624 on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee injured his right shin while positioning a concrete form structure to weld in place. As the employee was lowering the structure, it slipped and brushed against his right shin. His injury later became infected, requiring hospitalization for observation and treatment.
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YBOR CITY, FLORIDA—
Capform Inc.
Employees were repairing a metal truss. As they lowered it to the ground, its weight shifted toward one of the employees. The employee's left index finger was caught between the edge of the truss and a steel-toe boot and was amputated between the first knuckle and the lower part of the nailbed. The employee was hospitalized.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
CAPFORM, INC.
An employee was signaling a crane operator to hoist a form. As the crane lifted the load, the spreader bar chain pinched the employee's left middle finger. The finger was amputated.
AUSTIN, TEXAS—
CAPFORM, INC.
Two employees were taking cross-braces off a shoring tower and handing them to a third employee at the base of the frame. They were working from the top down, and had removed the braces from the top two sections; as they began to remove the braces from the bottom section, the tower tipped over and landed on the employee on the ground. The employee suffered three broken vertebrae and three dislocated vertebrae in the back.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS—
CAPFORM, INC.
Three employees were attempting to relocate a shoring tower when the tower fell over and struck them. One of the employees received neck injuries and required stitches to the index and ring fingers. A second employee fractured the lower left leg and was hospitalized. The third employee received a contusion to the right hand.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS—
CapForm Inc.
An employee was cutting plywood with a powered hand saw when his left index finger touched the saw blade and was amputated.
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