Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wellpath, 18680 South West 376th Street, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33034
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was working in a ceiling space to replace an exhaust fan belt. They stepped on sheet rock and fell through the ceiling. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a collarbone fracture.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Ceilings
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An employee was trying to stop an aggressive patient that was springing toward a nurse and was pushed into a door frame, suffering head, neck, and elbow injuries.
About 90 minutes after an employee had completed the processing of an inmate he became unresponsive and was hospitalized, apparently due to an exposure to fentanyl.
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An employee was installing a metal roof when he stepped on a skylight. The employee fell through the skylight to the ground, resulting in head and shoulder fractures.
An employee was replacing an HVAC unit in a residential home. While he was in the attic space above the garage, the wood he was walking on broke, causing the employee to fall through the sheetrock to the concrete floor below. The employee bumped his head and sustained a shoulder injury as well as a broken ankle.
An employee was putting a tarp on a water tank while standing on a trailer. She lost her footing and fell through the trailer bed, striking the corner of the trailer bed. The employee sustained internal bleeding.
An employee was repairing a sub-floor in a residential house that had water and fire damage. The employee fell through the sub-floor and landed in the basement, resulting in spinal fractures that required hospitalization.
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