Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lex Interprise, Inc., 5199 NW 87th Avenue, DORAL, FLORIDA 33178
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was laying a cement block on the second floor balcony of a new residential building. At the same time, a crane was hoisting a pallet on the eighth floor when a cement block unit fell from the pallet and struck the employee on the balcony. This knocked the employee from the balcony to the ground floor below. The employee suffered a fractured clavicle.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
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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