LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA—
The Home Depot
Collapse, engulfment n.e.c. · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Home Depot, 5750 Jog Road, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA 33467 on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Multiple internal chest locations.
Final narrative
An employee was stocking cement boards when a stack of cement boards fell over and crushed them. The employee sustained fractures to their clavicle and ribs, as well as a punctured lung.
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