Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABC Supply Co, Inc., 5995 South Florida Ave, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33813
on — Fractures, affecting the neck and back.
Final narrative
An employee was loading building materials onto a truck. As he stood in the bed, moving a knuckle boom crane's fork, the upright bar loosened and he fell off the truck. He suffered a neck/spinal fracture.
HospitalizedNeck and backTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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