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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024109887 · 10/23/2024 · Worldwide Door Components, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Shelves, shelving, racks

Employer

Name
Worldwide Door Components, Inc.
Location
101 W. Palmetto Street, ARCADIA, FLORIDA, 34266
NAICS
332510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the ground level, repairing a pallet racking system that was four levels high. The vertical upright beam on the storage rack failed and a wooden pallet with plastic and aluminum parts fell from the top rack, striking the employee. The employee sustained a broken left tibia and fibula and lacerations to their head and right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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