Sims Crane & Equipment Co.

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Fractures — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sims Crane & Equipment Co. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Sims Crane & Equipment Co. Report ID 2024021624
Address 104 S. Econlockhatchee Trail City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32825
Event Date February 21, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Cranes unspecified
Secondary Source Trucks unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333923 Inspection # 1745568
GPS Coordinates 28.53000, -81.25000

Incident Narrative

During rigging and crane operations, an employee was moving one concrete pole to gain access to another concrete pole when the load shifted and the employee was pinned between the load and the truck bed, leg resulting in fracture to their lower leg.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2024, a worker at Sims Crane & Equipment Co. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with cranes unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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