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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019055156 · 5/21/2019 · Performance Painting Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Performance Painting Contractors, Inc.
Location
855 St. Johns Bluff Road N, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32235
NAICS
238320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing up a 24-foot extension ladder to paint the top portion of a building when the ladder slid backwards, causing him to fall on the concrete floor. He suffered fractured ribs and a fractured skull, as well as a broken back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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