FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
Alligator Towing & Recovery, Inc.
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Alligator Towing & Recovery, Inc., State Road 82 and Park, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33906 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was bringing a car onto a flatbed tow truck using a winch system when the truck slipped from the winch and hit the employee on the left side of the body. The employee suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
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