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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018032138 · 3/2/2018 · Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging supported by structure or other means
Secondary source
Tool belts

Employer

Name
Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc.
Location
5806 Wake Forest Run, LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA, 34211
NAICS
238130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished sheathing a roof and was exiting it. He slid off a wall walker scaffold to get into a window, but his tool belt was caught on something, causing him to be pulled out of the window and fall 12 to 15 feet to the ground below. He fractured his leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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