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Rtech Engineering LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MIAMI, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rtech Engineering LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA
Employer Rtech Engineering LLC Report ID 2023076222
Address Turnpike south bound and 45th Street City, State ZIP MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178
Event Date July 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 25.55000, -80.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a bridge and used a strap attached to a truck to repel down the bridge wall. The strap loosened, causing him to fall and sustain two right lower leg fractures.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2023, a worker at Rtech Engineering LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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