Worldwide Door Components, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Worldwide Door Components, Inc. in ARCADIA, FLORIDA
Employer Worldwide Door Components, Inc. Report ID 2024109887
Address 101 W. Palmetto Street City, State ZIP ARCADIA, FLORIDA 34266
Event Date October 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving, racks
Industry (NAICS) 332510 Inspection # 1785009
GPS Coordinates 27.21000, -81.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the ground level, repairing a pallet racking system that was four levels high. The vertical upright beam on the storage rack failed and a wooden pallet with plastic and aluminum parts fell from the top rack, striking the employee. The employee sustained a broken left tibia and fibula and lacerations to their head and right leg.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2024, a worker at Worldwide Door Components, Inc. in ARCADIA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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