Millwork Sales Inc

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified — Dislocations — ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Millwork Sales Inc in ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Millwork Sales Inc Report ID 2024098352
Address 700 103rd Ave N #100 City, State ZIP ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33411
Event Date September 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocations Body Part Hip joint(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.68000, -80.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to load a truck with a cart of prehung doors. He pulled the forklift up to the back of the truck, lifted the cart up level with the rear door, and stepped onto the cart. The forklift became unbalanced and the prehung doors and the employee fell to the ground. The doors landed on his left side and dislocated his hip.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2024, a worker at Millwork Sales Inc in ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA suffered dislocations to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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