Fall, slip, trip, unspecified · Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Tent Rental, 4420 Independence Court, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34243
on — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a 300-pound concrete bucket using a hand truck when the employee lost balance and fell backwards. The bucket then fell on the employee's stomach. The employee suffered head and internal organ injuries.
An employee was walking to their truck to look for a lid. When they stepped between the truck and a dock plate, they sustained a knee injury that required surgery.
An employee was standing on plant bed timbers, using a powered hand trimmer to trim the shrubs in the plant bed. The timber gave way, breaking into several pieces. The employee lost balance and fell with the trimmer in his hand. He suffered a severe laceration to the right wrist and hand.
An employee was loading phosphoric acid onto a rail car and preparing to secure the rail car for transport. While repositioning the loadout spout to secure it back to the drip pan holster on the dock, the spout contacted the handrail of the rail car, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee stepped back and their right foot entered the opening for the rail car, causing him to twist/pivot on his left leg. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.
On November 14, 2023, an employee was receiving a delivery from a truck when some of the merchandise fell from the truck s lift and struck him. He then fell to the ground and his head struck the sidewalk, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
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