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Quantem Aviation Services LLC

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quantem Aviation Services LLC in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Quantem Aviation Services LLC Report ID 2018032246
Address 9597 Benford Road City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32872
Event Date March 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 488119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.42000, -81.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading cargo containers off an airplane when an airline shipping container began to roll off the platform. As he attempted to stop it, the container struck his right arm and pinned it against another container. His right arm broke, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2018, a worker at Quantem Aviation Services LLC in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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