Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL, INC, 1000 West Horatio Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33606
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a blower to blow leaves off a planter. He fell off the planter to the ground 3 feet below, suffering a laceration to the back of the head. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedPots, pans, trays
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