TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
Other fall to lower level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sims Crane & Equipment Co., FSU College of Business, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32308 on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was descending the ladder of a tower crane during severe weather when they were blown and fell from the crane to the ground, injuring their shoulder.
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
During rigging and crane operations, an employee was moving one concrete pole to gain access to another concrete pole when the load shifted and the employee was pinned between the load and the truck bed, leg resulting in fracture to their lower leg.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
An employee was on a straight ladder gathering equipment to be used at a jobsite. When they began descending the ladder, they fell 8 feet from the ladder to the ground below, resulting in fractured wrists, a fractured cheekbone, and a laceration on their hand.
NAPLES, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
An employee was climbing a ladder. She fell from 5 feet up the ladder, landing on her head and back and suffering a broken ankle and two broken ribs.
TAMPA, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
An employee was climbing up the side access ladder of a mobile crane. He fell from the third step and his lower back struck the ground. He suffered two fractured lumbar vertebrae.
TAMPA, FLORIDA—
Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
An employee was climbing down from a rough terrain crane when he lost his footing and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fracture above his left ankle.
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