Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TAMPA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc. in 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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