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Loncala, Incorporated

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — OTTER CREEK, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Loncala, Incorporated in OTTER CREEK, Florida
Employer Loncala, Incorporated
Address Hwy 27
City, State ZIP OTTER CREEK, Florida 32683
Report ID 2015030425
Event Date March 20, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source of Injury Logs
Industry (NAICS) 113310
GPS Coordinates 29.32000, -82.77000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was walking by a log pile when one of the logs slipped and rolled down the pile, hitting the employee in the back of the leg and breaking it.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2015, a worker at Loncala, Incorporated in OTTER CREEK, Florida suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with logs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

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