Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TRIDENT BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., 10560 Reynolds St., BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
A rigging crew was adjusting the straps of an 800 lb. steel beam member being lifted as part of a steel building construction when the beam clamp slipped and the beam fell, striking an employee who was checking rigging nearby on his back. He suffered broken ribs and lacerations.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersBeams-unattached metal
More severe injuries at TRIDENT BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
On January 20, 2020, an employee was at a residence removing a fan unit from the sidewall while on a scissor lift. He lost his balance and fell 8 feet from the lift to the floor, hitting his head. He suffered several facial and head lacerations and a skull fracture.
An employee was standing on the ground using an overhead crane to move small light beams from a conveyor to a
staging area when the stack of beams became unstable and started to fall over. As he attempted to get out of the way of the falling beams, he fell to the ground, dislocating/fracturing his left elbow. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was putting a strap around a steel beam when another beam shifted and fell on his right hand, fracturing his right wrist and breaking fingers.
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An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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