Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc., 8501 Valencia Village Lane, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32825
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was walking on a walkway when they fell three stories through an open hole to the ground below. The employee sustained four rib fractures.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExisting floor opening
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