Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc. | Report ID | 20241110409 |
| Address | 5208 36th Avenue South | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619 |
| Event Date | November 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Structural blocks stone and masonry |
| Secondary Source | Structural blocks stone and masonry | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.91000, -82.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a forklift operator load concrete blocks onto a flatbed trailer for delivery. The employee was placing blocks at the bottom of the cube when a 25-pound block came free about 2 feet above the blocks he was placing in the cube and the block struck his left thumb. The employee sustained an amputation of the thumb tip and the loss of the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On November 7, 2024, a worker at Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc. in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with structural blocks stone and masonry identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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