Southeastern Construction and Maintenance, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southeastern Construction and Maintenance, Inc. in MULBERRY, FLORIDA
Employer Southeastern Construction and Maintenance, Inc. Report ID 2025010871
Address 1150 Pebbledale Road City, State ZIP MULBERRY, FLORIDA 33860
Event Date January 27, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams and rails metal
Secondary Source Tables, desks, work surfaces
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1801722
GPS Coordinates 27.83000, -81.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling a steel beam weighing 700 lbs. onto a work stand using a remote-controlled overhead crane. She disconnected a "plate dog," an attachment on the crane used to hold the steel beam, from the steel beam and was lifting it when the plate dog caught on the beam, causing it to roll off the work stand. The beam fell onto the employee's left foot, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2025, a worker at Southeastern Construction and Maintenance, Inc. in MULBERRY, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with beams and rails metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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