Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MasTec Services Company, Inc., Side of Municipal Roadway, CHOKOLOSKEE, FLORIDA 34138
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was helping a machine operator load a personnel bucket onto a trailer when the employee was struck by the boom of a rear-easement backyard digger-derrick machine. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs, hips, and right femur.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified
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