NAPLES, FLORIDA—
Nova Engineering and Environmental LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nova Engineering and Environmental LLC, 2173 Frangipani Circle, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34120 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the shoulder(s) and arm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was inspecting roof trusses when he fell through an elevator shaft from the second floor to the first floor. He suffered a head laceration, a dislocated shoulder, and a broken elbow.
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