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O'Steen Brothers, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O'Steen Brothers, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer O'Steen Brothers, Inc. Report ID 20161111098
Address Old Walmart, 3570 SW Archer Rd. City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32608
Event Date November 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.60000, -82.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a backhoe to lay down a steel beam when the beam broke through the backhoe's glass window and struck his left kneecap. He was hospitalized with a broken left kneecap.

Incident Summary

On November 29, 2016, a worker at O'Steen Brothers, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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