Jbo Harvesting, Inc

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - OKEECHOBEE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Jbo Harvesting, Inc in OKEECHOBEE, Florida
Employer Jbo Harvesting, Inc
Address CR 721 & SR 70 W
City, State ZIP OKEECHOBEE, Florida 34974
Report ID 20181212850
Event Date December 14, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Trees
Industry (NAICS) 115115
GPS Coordinates 30.94000, -91.47000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a palm tree on a flatbed truck. The palm tree rolled and knocked the employee to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture disk.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2018, a worker at Jbo Harvesting, Inc in OKEECHOBEE, Florida suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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