Sunpro Motorized Awnings and Screens

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — BRADENTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sunpro Motorized Awnings and Screens in BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Employer Sunpro Motorized Awnings and Screens Report ID 20231211313
Address 2041 58th Ave Circle E City, State ZIP BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34203
Event Date December 12, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 333999 Inspection # 1717470
GPS Coordinates 27.43000, -82.54000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were walking through the warehouse behind a forklift that was moving pallets of 30-foot metal bottom bars. When the forklift reversed, the top of the forklift struck a box of metal bottom bars on top of racking, causing the box to fall and strike the two employees. They were both taken to the hospital; one employee was treated and released without being admitted. The other employee was hospitalized with a fractured left orbital bone and an injured right knee.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2023, a worker at Sunpro Motorized Awnings and Screens in BRADENTON, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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