BAY LAKE, FLORIDA—
Colasanti South, Inc.
Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Fractures
Final narrative
Employees were organizing material in the laydown area. Four employees were lifting a 4 x 4 concrete form weighing approximately 187 pounds when the injured employee experienced back pain. The employee sustained an L4 vertebra fracture.
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