Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Encore Group USA, LLC., 8101 World Center Dr, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32821
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Employees were unloading a stack of 12-inch by 12-inch by 10-foot trusses off a lift gate. The stack began to tip while it was on the edge of the lift gate, then fell on one employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
Two employees were manually lifting a cage containing a speaker. A latch on the cage failed, and the cage fell onto one employee's right foot. The employee suffered a broken middle toe.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
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