Fractures

Name: Fractures at J.B. Garage Doors, Inc.
Start: 2/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021570 · 2/12/2019 · J.B. Garage Doors, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: J.B. Garage Doors, Inc.
Location: 3851 NW 132nd Street, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a garage door at a commercial establishment from an extension ladder approximately 15 feet in height. The ladder slid out from under him and the employee fell to the ground, breaking his right arm and spraining an ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his arm.

Source

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