Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at IBP Fort Myers, Single Family New Construction, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA 33931
on — Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord, affecting the Head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was installing insulation on the ceiling above the elevator shaft when he lost his balance and fell 15 feet from the scaffold down the elevator shaft. He sustained an injury to his spine and head trauma including a concussion, laceration, bruising, and abrasions.
Hospitalized Head and trunk Scaffolds, staging unspecified
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