Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Everon LLC, 1211 W 19th st, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working from an extension ladder, installing a security camera. The ladder fell out from under the employee, who fell to the ground 12 feet below and broke his right femur.
An employee was descending a ladder when he missed a step. He reached out to catch himself on a wall and his left middle finger was fractured by the hard surface.
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.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder to pull multiple Category 6 cables for cameras. As he reached for the cabling, the ladder tipped over and he fell approximately 6 feet. The employee suffered a fractured left tibia just above his ankle, as well as multiple fractures in the ankle.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561621)
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