Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Innovative Masonry Restoration LLC, 110 Atlantic Blvd, KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was dismantling shoring when a beam fell on him and broke his right leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedBeams-unattached metal
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