CLERMONT, FLORIDA—
Universal Forming, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Universal Forming, Inc., 1900 Don Wickham Dr, CLERMONT, FLORIDA 34711 on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning up and picked up a piece of plywood that was being used as a hole covering. The employee fell approximately 14 feet to the next lower level, resulting in a left wrist fracture and a right shoulder contusion.
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An employee was removing a steel post shore that was supporting a piece of plywood. While he was using a spud wrench to twist the post shore out of place, the post shore's upper section lowered and caught his fingertip, resulting a fingertip amputation.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
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An employee was working on a shoring scaffold with another employee to strip plywood from cement. The employees threw a 4x4 piece of forming down and it got stuck on the beam of the scaffold. The injured employee went to grab the forming when their left ring fingertip was pinched between it and the beam, resulting in a partial amputation.
OVIEDO, FLORIDA—
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An employee was retrieving equipment from the ground when an 8x18 piece of plywood containing nails fell from 11 feet, striking the employee in the back and resulting in a fractured back and two puncture wounds.
TAMPA, FLORIDA—
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An employee was removing formwork from a ceiling. An aluminum beam he was pulling down struck his hard hat, causing a neck injury that required surgery.
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