FREEPORT, FLORIDA—
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. , 160 Industrial Park Road, FREEPORT, FLORIDA 32439 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee climbed into a man lift on the ground. He was about to ascend when a piece of hardened asphalt dislodged from the top of a silo, fell toward the ground, and struck his right hand. He suffered fractures and lacerations to the hand and was hospitalized.
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WILDWOOD, FLORIDA—
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
An employee was installing a drag chain on an asphalt paver. The employee was feeding the chain when their glove got caught, dragging the employee's left hand into the chain. The employee's middle finger was amputated and their index fingertip was amputated to the cuticle. The asphalt paver was running at the time.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
An employee was checking (from an 8-foot A-frame ladder) the inside of an asphalt drum through the chute's opening to make sure there was no clogging. As he was descending from the ladder, his feet became tangled on the fourth rung and he fell backwards about 3 feet to the gravel floor. He injured his left ankle and lacerated the back of his head, requiring hospitalization.
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA—
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
An employee was installing an inflatable blow plug into a 30-inch ADS pipe when it ruptured as he was pumping air into it, knocking him unconscious inside the catch basin. He suffered a concussion and lacerations to his upper lip and left ear, requiring hospitalization.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
C. W Roberts Contracting Inc.
An employee was installing rebar in a curb. When he stood up, he collapsed. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heat-related illness and dehydration.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
An employee was shoveling asphalt when he began to feel unwell. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion/dehydration.
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