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Wood Resource Recovery, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OCALA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wood Resource Recovery, LLC in OCALA, FLORIDA
Employer Wood Resource Recovery, LLC Report ID 2018032213
Address 8510 NW Gainesville Road City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34475
Event Date March 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.27000, -82.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was connecting jumper cables to a truck when he slipped off the tire of the truck and fell on his arm, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2018, a worker at Wood Resource Recovery, LLC in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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