Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Aviation Administration, Jacksonville Airport Authority Building, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32218
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was leaning against the loading dock's railing when it broke and he fell off the loading dock about 4 feet to the ground, striking a bollard along the way. He injured his back and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedRamps, loading docks, dock plates
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