ERA REMOVAL INC
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment — Cuts and abrasions or bruises — BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
| Employer | ERA REMOVAL INC | Report ID | 2022076035 |
| Address | 1489 West Palmetto Park R | City, State ZIP | BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33486 |
| Event Date | July 11, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Body Part | Head, unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Source of Injury | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562119 | Inspection # | 1607864 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.35000, -80.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two ERA Removal employees were working on a lift, removing iron brackets on the outside of a five-story building under a 3-foot-wide, cantilevered slab from the roof deck/area above the fifth floor. The block parapet for the roof was built on this slab. A third employee was working from a ladder on the fifth floor. The cantilevered slab from the roof with the block parapet sheared off the building and fell down three floors, damaging and collapsing the third- and fourth-floor cantilevered slabs. The two employees on the lift were hit with a large chunk of the parapet. The third employee jumped off the ladder onto the fifth floor. Two employees were hospitalized for contusions and lacerations to the head.
Incident Summary
On July 11, 2022, a worker at ERA REMOVAL INC in BOCA RATON, FLORIDA suffered cuts and abrasions or bruises to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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