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WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC. in LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA
Employer WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC. Report ID 2021075594
Address 3216 NE 27TH AVE LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL 33064 City, State ZIP LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA 33064
Event Date July 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Wooden beams
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.27000, -80.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a truck when a wood beam fell off the truck onto the employee's left leg and fractured it.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2021, a worker at WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC. in LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with wooden beams identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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