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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231110086 · 11/1/2023 · Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
Source
Golf cart, personnel transport cart

Employer

Name
Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location
1001 13TH AVENUE EAST, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34208
NAICS
311411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a golf cart when its left leaf spring cracked, causing the cart to abruptly turn left into a nearby ditch. The employee suffered three fractures in his right leg below the knee, as well as severe lacerations on his head and forehead.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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