Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Olympia Tile (USA), Inc., 2443 E. Meadow Blvd., TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was on a forklift, preparing to get a pallet of tile down from storage racks. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder that required surgery, as well as head trauma.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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