Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A-1 Block Corporation, 1617 S. Division Ave, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32805
on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a pattern block roller machine. The employee was pinned (at the mid- to upper torso) between the pusher bar and the assembly platform. The employee suffered broken ribs.
Hospitalized Rib(s), oblique area Stacking machinery
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