Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Builders Supply, Inc., 100 Stonegate Dr., OCOEE, FLORIDA 34761
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
On 8/24/2019, an employee was unloading wooden building materials from a truck using a forklift. At the jobsite, a vehicle was in his way, so he lifted the load above the vehicle. The forklift then tipped forward. While the forklift was tipped, he attempted to exit the forklift and fell against the roll cage structure, fracturing his shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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