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Romani Services, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Romani Services, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Romani Services, Inc. Report ID 2020054566
Address 406 Virginia Drive, The Yard Condomium City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32803
Event Date May 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.56000, -81.37000

Incident Narrative

On May 15, 2020, employees were installing drywall sheets, and one employee had his weight on a stack of about 12 sheets piled up against wall studs, when one of the sheets broke. The rest came down on his right knee and broke his right tibia. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2020, a worker at Romani Services, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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