Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at First Service Residential, Vizayne N. Tower, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was opening a door. The door handle broke and the employee fell to the ground fracturing the right arm.
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An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
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