Associated Diversified Services, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - SARASOTA, Florida
| Employer | Associated Diversified Services, LLC |
| Address | 2829 Sea Spray Street |
| City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, Florida 34231 |
| Report ID | 2016109795 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.26297, -82.51155 |
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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
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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