LUTZ, FLORIDA—
Tibbetts Lumber CO LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tibbetts Lumber CO LLC, Building being constructed behind address: 25275 Wesley Chapel Blvd., LUTZ, FLORIDA 33559 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading wood trusses from a trailer when a few trusses fell and struck him. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
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PALM BAY, FLORIDA—
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On March 4, 2021, employees were carrying a roof truss when one of them tripped over lumber and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
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An employee was working outdoors in the lumber yard and building material orders. The employee became light-headed and had chest pain. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA—
TIBBETTS LUMBER CO. LLC
An employee was using a forklift to unload building materials. The forklift tipped and he was hospitalized for head injuries.
SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA—
TIBBETTS LUMBER CO. LLC
An employee was stacking and nailing small sections of wood trusses on top of each other when the stack of trusses, which was about 4 feet high, fell on him. He suffered upper body trauma and was hospitalized.
OCALA, FLORIDA—
Tibbetts Lumber Co., LLC.
On April 23, 2015, at 6:45 a.m., an employee became pinned between a truss gantry and a table, causing a compression injury to his lower torso. The employee was hospitalized.
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