Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet · Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TILE & FLOOR CARE USA, LLC, 4340 NW 19TH AVE., DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33443
on — Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was looking for an air conditioner leak inside a ceiling when the roof collapsed and he fell 7 feet, injuring his spine.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedRoofs, n.e.c.
On December 15, 2023, the injured employee was working from a ladder. A co-worker climbed the backside of the ladder and the ladder failed. The injured employee fell approximately 8 feet to the ground and sustained multiple fractures.
An employee was installing grout using a shovel when the precast hollow-core floor gave way, causing them to fall approximately 8-10 feet. The employee sustained a back fracture.
An employee was assisting with assembly of a two-level scaffold. The scaffold fell, causing the employee to fall 8 feet from the second level to the concrete surface below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, jaw, and both wrists.
An employee was repairing an egg collector when the platform collapsed and he fell 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was descending a ladder when it collapsed, causing him to fall approximately 8 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to his left leg and a left wrist fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 423220)
An employee was unloading a stock truck when an 8-foot butcher block countertop fell onto their fingers, resulting in amputations to their left middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was backing a front-end loader out a doorway. The loader passed over a dip in the floor from the floor drain, and the employee was jarred into its door. The employee suffered a spinal cord compression causing pain in their neck and back, along with numbness in the legs.
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.