Fractures

Name: Fractures at Olympia Building Supplies
Start: 1/31/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022010912 · 1/31/2022 · Olympia Building Supplies

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck

Employer

Name: Olympia Building Supplies
Location: 4906 Lyons Rd., LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA, 33467
NAICS: 423390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a remote controlled boom loader attached to a truck to unload metal studs. One of the metal studs fell and hit the ground, striking the employee's left leg. The employee suffered fractures to their left fibula and tibia, and they were hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown