Fractures

Name: Fractures at Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
Start: 10/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109702 · 10/14/2016 · Sims Crane & Equipment Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
Location: 499 Pub Safety Blvd, EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, 32132
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing up the crane's fixed ladder to access the deck of the crane in order to work on the jib bracket. As he climbed onto the deck, he lost balance and fell about 4 feet to the ground resulting in a broken left fibula. He was admitted to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown