MASONRY BUILDERS, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures and dislocations - TAMPA, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MASONRY BUILDERS, INC. in TAMPA, Florida
Employer MASONRY BUILDERS, INC.
Address Browery Bayside, 6301 S Westshore Blvd
City, State ZIP TAMPA, Florida 33606
Report ID 2019099884
Event Date September 20, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 238140
GPS Coordinates 27.91000, -82.45000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was bending down, reaching through a tower frame for a work platform to bind straps and frames together in preparation for shipping. The frame flipped over and landed on his left ankle, dislocating and fracturing it. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2019, a worker at MASONRY BUILDERS, INC. in TAMPA, Florida suffered fractures and dislocations to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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