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Southeast Milk, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southeast Milk, Inc. in OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
Employer Southeast Milk, Inc. Report ID 2017043704
Address 1005 NW Park St City, State ZIP OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34974
Event Date April 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.24000, -80.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to move drums on a pallet. He dismounted the forklift to adjust two drums that had become off-center on the pallet when a drum fell and struck his leg, resulting in his hospitalization for a broken leg.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2017, a worker at Southeast Milk, Inc. in OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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