Speedy Concrete Cutting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures and dislocations - PALM BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Speedy Concrete Cutting, Inc. in PALM BEACH, Florida
Employer Speedy Concrete Cutting, Inc.
Address 760 N Ocean Boulevard
City, State ZIP PALM BEACH, Florida 33480
Report ID 2023054573
Event Date May 23, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Industry (NAICS) 238990
Inspection # 1674933
GPS Coordinates 26.74426, -80.03550

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold approximately 10 feet, 4 inches high operating a handheld concrete cutting saw. The saw kicked back and knocked the employee off the scaffold to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a dislocated right shoulder, fractured right humerus, and a possible vertebral fracture.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2023, a worker at Speedy Concrete Cutting, Inc. in PALM BEACH, Florida suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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