Lex Interprise, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - DORAL, Florida
| Employer | Lex Interprise, Inc. |
| Address | 5199 NW 87th Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | DORAL, Florida 33178 |
| Report ID | 20181111500 |
| Event Date | November 7, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Concrete blocks, cinder blocks |
| Secondary Source | Cranes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238140 |
| Inspection # | 1359802 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.81788, -80.33751 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was laying a cement block on the second floor balcony of a new residential building. At the same time, a crane was hoisting a pallet on the eighth floor when a cement block unit fell from the pallet and struck the employee on the balcony. This knocked the employee from the balcony to the ground floor below. The employee suffered a fractured clavicle.
Incident Summary
On November 7, 2018, a worker at Lex Interprise, Inc. in DORAL, Florida suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with concrete blocks, cinder blocks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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