Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Estate Landscaping & Lawn Management, Botanica Lakes, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33913
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was trimming bushes from a ladder when he lost his balance and fell off the ladder and onto a fence and the ground. He suffered a back injury and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedMovable ladders, unspecified
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