Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jerry Carroll Air Conditioning Inc., 7810 Briarcliff Rd., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33912
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell from a ladder, striking his head.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was using a grinder to cut benches for a condenser change-out. The grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left hand above the knuckle, cutting tendons. The grinder's cutting wheel was unguarded at the time.
An employee was moving dies on a hydraulic pan brake closer together so he could bend pieces of sheet metal. The employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed in the machine, and all three fingers were amputated.
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a dryer at a commercial laundry facility. The emergency stop was released, and the dryer broke his left humerus and lacerated his left forearm.
An employee was on a scissor lift, moving a jug of refrigerant onto a roof. The container fell onto his left middle finger, crushing it against the handrail of the scissor lift and and fracturing it.
An employee was replacing the gauge glass of a boiler while standing on the first rung of a 4-foot ladder. He was loosening a corroded valve when the valve snapped off. Steam and hot water discharged onto the employee's upper body. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face, neck, chest, arms, and hands.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.