Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Standard Concrete Products, Inc., 5801 West Commerce Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33616
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting wooden dunnage under concrete piling when the pile unexpectedly shifted due to a wind draft. The employee was then caught between a metal form and the concrete pile, fracturing his pelvis.
HospitalizedPelvisConcrete blocks, cinder blocks
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