MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.
Fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc., 8149 Decker Ln., MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was laying down insulation in the attic of a commercial building under construction. The employee fell from the attic to the concrete floor and suffered a concussion.
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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.
An employee was carrying a 10- to 15-pound box up a stairwell. He fell backward at the fifth step and landed on the floor on his right side/backside, suffering a fractured right lower arm.
PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA—
LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.
A temporary employee passed out while flagging traffic at a road construction project. He sustained a heat related illness.
MONROE, LOUISIANA—
LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.
An employee was trimming a tree limb with a chainsaw. When the limb started to come down, the employee reached to grab it and the chainsaw cut his right wrist/hand, including an artery. The injury required surgery.
WINNFIELD, LOUISIANA—
LFI Ft. Pierce Inc
An employee was using an air hose to clean up/blow off sawdust from the work area. When he sat the hose down to go turn off the shut-off valve it started jumping around and hit his buttocks, causing a 1" to 2" laceration that required hospitalization.
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
LFI, Ft. Pierce, Inc.
An employee became overheated and suffered from heat exhaustion while flagging traffic.
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