BONNESS, INC.

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely - Fractures - PEMBROKE PINES, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BONNESS, INC. in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida
Employer BONNESS, INC.
Address 20710 SW 54 Place
City, State ZIP PEMBROKE PINES, Florida 33029
Report ID 2016021241
Event Date February 9, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source of Injury Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 26.00000, -80.41000

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Incident Narrative

While an employee was laying pipe, a piece of 36" concrete pipe became disconnected from an excavator. The pipe rolled down the slope of the excavation and up against the employee, striking and breaking his lower left leg bones.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2016, a worker at BONNESS, INC. in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with concrete or clay pipes and conduits identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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