Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quality Metals, Inc., Shoppes of Aberdeen, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32259
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
An employee was using a machine to put corrugation bends in flat sheet metal. The employee was feeding a new roll of sheet metal into the machine when his glove got caught by the first series of rollers and an adjacent chain and sprocket. The rollers crushed the employee's arm which required surgery and hospitalization.
On March 10, 2021, an employee was using a 12-foot A-frame ladder to pull insulation panels off a shelf when he lost his balance and fell 6 to 7 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fracture to his left ankle that required hospitalization.
An employee was getting a tool bag that was on a second-story roof when they fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib cage and lower back.
An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
An employee was laying down felt paper on a new residential property when they fell approximately 21 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the L2 vertebra, right tibia, and left wrist as well as a left heel dislocation. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
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An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
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