AMERICAN SALES AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AMERICAN SALES AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA
Employer AMERICAN SALES AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC Report ID 2023109239
Address 2100 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami International Airport City, State ZIP MIAMI, FLORIDA 33126
Event Date October 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary Source Airport runways
Industry (NAICS) 488190 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 25.79000, -80.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee climbed onto the platform of a K-loader from the back of a unit load device (ULD). The employee was walking on the platform when it began ascending. The operator of the K-loader stopped the platform when they saw the employee come out from the back of the ULD. The employee then took a step and fell from the platform to the ground, sustaining fractures to the tibia and fibula of his left leg and a fracture to his right leg.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2023, a worker at AMERICAN SALES AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with airport utility vehicle-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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