Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic Services of Florida, 5210 W. Linebaugh Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33624
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was testing the back-up alarms on a truck in a maintenance shop. A chock on a wheel failed and another chock slid. The truck rolled backward and caught the employee's right leg against the bumpers of a parked utility truck. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Trucks unspecified
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