Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LFI FORT PIERCE, INC., 900 Cayman Way, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32830
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was dismantling a scaffold. He was placing a section on the ground and when he turned around an aluminum plank fell 10 feet onto his left forearm causing a laceration that required surgery to repair a tendon.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
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