Crannie Signs, Inc.
Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — FORT MYERS, Florida
| Employer | Crannie Signs, Inc. |
| Address | 11000 Terminal Access Road |
| City, State ZIP | FORT MYERS, Florida 33913 |
| Report ID | 2017010663 |
| Event Date | January 21, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339950 |
| Inspection # | 1207150 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.52000, -81.75000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was replacing sign panels on metal arches over a terminal access road overpass on a parkway. He was working from a boom lift parked at the median while the inside lanes were open to traffic in both directions and the outside lanes and shoulders were closed. An automobile truck carrier struck his boom lift, ejecting him from the basket. His harness/lanyard pulled him back, and he bounced off the basket and landed on the pavement below. He sustained a fractured femur, nine broken ribs, a broken collar bone, a punctured lung, and lacerations on the forehead and calf.
Incident Summary
On January 21, 2017, a worker at Crannie Signs, Inc. in FORT MYERS, Florida suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 11 severe injury reports involving "Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway injuries.
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