Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Cuts, lacerations - FORT MYERS, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in FORT MYERS, Florida
Employer Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC
Address 18700 McGreggor Blvd.
City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, Florida 33908
Report ID 2023076283
Event Date July 14, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Guardrails, road dividers
Secondary Source Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 26.48000, -82.00000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an excavator with a grapple attachment to load a steel guardrail into a dumpster. The guardrail came loose from the attachment and fell, breaking the cab window and lacerating the employee's left thigh.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2023, a worker at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in FORT MYERS, Florida suffered cuts, lacerations to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with guardrails, road dividers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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