Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Javier Ovalle Painting Inc., 7316 Barkley Court, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34230
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a baker scaffold when one of the wheels rolled off a curb. The scaffold tipped over and the employee fell about 8 feet to the ground, breaking his left humerus, clavicle, wrist, ribs, and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
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