Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Admiralty Apartments,Inc., 10150 COLLINS AVE, BAL HARBOUR, FLORIDA 33154
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had been washing the covered area of the parking lot. The employee was coming down an extension ladder and fell about 6 feet to the ground. The employee sustained two fractured vertebrae in their back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedExtension ladders
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