LFI FORT PIERCE, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - ORLANDO, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at LFI FORT PIERCE, INC. in ORLANDO, Florida
Employer LFI FORT PIERCE, INC.
Address 900 Cayman Way
City, State ZIP ORLANDO, Florida 32830
Report ID 2019054533
Event Date May 3, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561311
Inspection # 1405032
GPS Coordinates 28.51354, -81.31904

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Incident Narrative

An employee was dismantling a scaffold. He was placing a section on the ground and when he turned around an aluminum plank fell 10 feet onto his left forearm causing a laceration that required surgery to repair a tendon.

Incident Summary

On May 3, 2019, a worker at LFI FORT PIERCE, INC. in ORLANDO, Florida suffered cuts, lacerations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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