G&F Concrete Services, Inc.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — COOPER CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at G&F Concrete Services, Inc. in COOPER CITY, FLORIDA
Employer G&F Concrete Services, Inc. Report ID 2019021290
Address 5281 SW 106 Ave City, State ZIP COOPER CITY, FLORIDA 33328
Event Date February 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236116 Inspection # 1378443
GPS Coordinates 26.05000, -80.29000

Incident Narrative

Employees were installing trusses and were tied off to a truss when a crane with another truss struck the truss where the employees were tied off. The employees and the truss fell and suffered injuries requiring hospitalization. One employee suffered a fractured skull. The second employee fractured ribs.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2019, a worker at G&F Concrete Services, Inc. in COOPER CITY, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified, with trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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