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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025043769 · 4/23/2025 · Republic Services of Florida

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
Source
Trucks unspecified
Secondary source
Wheel chocks, blocks

Employer

Name
Republic Services of Florida
Location
5210 W. Linebaugh Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33624
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was testing the back-up alarms on a truck in a maintenance shop. A chock on a wheel failed and another chock slid. The truck rolled backward and caught the employee's right leg against the bumpers of a parked utility truck. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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