LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA—
Irby Construction Company
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Irby Construction Company, Corbett Substation, LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA 33470 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the bed of a flatbed truck untying the rigging used to secure a utility pole. When he finished, the employee jumped off the bed of the truck and fractured his tibia.
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