OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422728

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL· 2021-07-30T00:00:00

Event: Artery, Concrete Floor, Conveyor, Elbow, Face, Fall, Floor, Fracture, Laceration
NAICS: 484210
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #345454821
Employer profile: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.
Summary number: 221422728
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee is inside Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor, conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 8:40 a.m. on July 30, 2021, Employee #1 was inside a Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC) attempting to repair it when the conveyor fell with the employee inside. The VRC impacted the concrete floor, and the employee sustained a right elbow fracture, right shoulder fracture, brachial artery injury, and lacerations to the right cheek and chin. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
5

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