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WHARTON-SMITH, INC

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — LEESBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WHARTON-SMITH, INC in LEESBURG, FLORIDA
Employer WHARTON-SMITH, INC Report ID 2024054204
Address 27405 US HWY 27 City, State ZIP LEESBURG, FLORIDA 34748
Event Date May 13, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.74000, -81.87000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were cutting two feet off the bottom of an 8-inch vertical pipe inside a wet well when the block on top of the pipe shifted and the pipe fell. The injured employee's left wrist was crushed between the existing flange and the bottom of the pipe. The employee sustained three fractures.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2024, a worker at WHARTON-SMITH, INC in LEESBURG, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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