Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Archer Western Contractors, LLC, Tampa International Airport, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33607
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was working off a scaffold side bracket patching a concrete wall structure in an elevator shaft. While working off the outrigger platform, the platform failed causing the employee to fall about 30 feet to the ground. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a dislocated right elbow.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersScaffolds-self-supporting staging
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