REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - MIRAMAR, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA, LLC in MIRAMAR, Florida
Employer REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA, LLC
Address 6411 SW 20th ST
City, State ZIP MIRAMAR, Florida 33023
Report ID 2019077469
Event Date July 22, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237110
Inspection # 1420608
GPS Coordinates 25.99333, -80.21545

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Incident Narrative

An employee was pinned between the spreader bar of a trench box and an excavator bucket during a sewer main installation. The employee sustained lower lumbar and thoracic compression fractures, a bruised liver, and dislocated ribs.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2019, a worker at REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA, LLC in MIRAMAR, Florida suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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