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Associated Diversified Services, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — SARASOTA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Associated Diversified Services, LLC in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Employer Associated Diversified Services, LLC Report ID 2016109795
Address 2829 Sea Spray Street City, State ZIP SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34231
Event Date October 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.26000, -82.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was digging a ditch underneath a digger derrick that was lifting a transformer onto a pole. The rope holding the transformer broke and the transformer fell, hitting and fracturing the employee's arm, leg, and heel.

Incident Summary

On October 18, 2016, a worker at Associated Diversified Services, LLC in SARASOTA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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