Fly and Form Concrete Structures Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MIAMI, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fly and Form Concrete Structures Inc in MIAMI, FLORIDA
Employer Fly and Form Concrete Structures Inc Report ID 2023087750
Address 77 SE 5th St City, State ZIP MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
Event Date August 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1693443
GPS Coordinates 25.76000, -80.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee hooked up a tag line to a wall panel that was attached to a crane. The tag line looped around the employee s leg, picking them up in the air with the load. As the employee was approximately 23 feet high, the crane stopped, and the tag line loosened, causing the employee to fall on vertical rebar. The rebar was on top of a 15-foot wall. It impaled the employee from the leg to the stomach.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2023, a worker at Fly and Form Concrete Structures Inc in MIAMI, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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