January 25, 1983
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Floridin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE MAN-LIFT PLATFORM (WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING) SOMEONE AT ANOTHER FLOOR LEVEL TURNED THE MAN-LIFT ON. THUS, EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND THE MAN-LIFT STEP. BROKEN RIBS RIGHT & LEFT SIDE; COLLAPSED RIGHT LUNG, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LEFT LUNG; CHIPPED 1 VERTEBRE IN BACK: 2 BONES BROKEN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.