RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers Inc
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cheney Brothers Inc, 1 Cheney Way, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA 33404 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting product away in the warehouse using a pallet jack when he lost control of the pallet jack and dismounted. His right leg collided with the pallet jack, fracturing his fibula.
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OCALA, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers, Inc.
An employee was traveling through a warehouse with a pallet jack. The pallet jack slipped on a substance on the floor and ran into a horizontal rack beam. The employee's foot was caught between the beam and the pallet jack, and he suffered a laceration to the ankle as well as tendon/ligament damage.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers, Inc.
An employee was traveling across a dock on a pallet jack and turning down an aisle. The vehicle struck a rack, causing the employee's foot to become stuck between the rack and the pallet jack. They sustained a laceration to the bottom of the foot and two fractures.
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers, Inc.
An employee was operating a pallet jack and selecting product from racks. The vehicle turned and struck a storage rack, causing a laceration to the employee's leg.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers, Inc
An employee was delivering product on his route. As the employee was lowering his lift gate to the trailer, his finger was caught in the liftgate chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Cheney Brothers, Inc.
An employee was connecting the fifth wheel of a tractor to a trailer when the wheel bounced up and caught the employee's ring finger, causing a compound fracture and severe laceration.
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