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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016087217 · 8/4/2016 · Park Meadows Health & Rehabilitation Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
Park Meadows Health & Rehabilitation Center
Location
3250 SW 41st Place, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32608
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting tree limbs from a 6 foot A-frame ladder when a limb hit the ladder. He dismounted the ladder 2 feet off the ground, breaking his right leg and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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