FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at B & I CONTRACTORS, INC., Campo Felice, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33901 on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required hospitalization.
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An employee was descending a ladder, mis-stepped, and fell roughly 5 feet to the floor below. His leg became caught on a ladder rung and the upper part of his body contacted the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and bruising on their side.
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An employee was climbing down a 10-foot ladder. It slipped out from under him and he fell, landing on a 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe that was lying on the ground. He suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.
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While working from a podium ladder, an employee lost balance and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left wrist and ribs.
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An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
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