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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015129881 · 12/29/2015 · YOUNGQUIST BROTHERS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source
Derricks and related equipment

Employer

Name
YOUNGQUIST BROTHERS, INC.
Location
16001 Airport Haul Rd., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33913
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a derrick about 10 feet off the ground and was being lifted to disconnect the elevator. A wire rope under tension snapped back striking the employee and throwing him in the air and then back down. The employee was wearing a safety harness and he only fell the length of his lanyard or about 4 feet. The employee injured his back and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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