Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at Empire Mitigation Restoration & Consulting Services, LLC
Start: 1/22/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020011983 · 1/22/2020 · Empire Mitigation Restoration & Consulting Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Empire Mitigation Restoration & Consulting Services, LLC
Location: 3949 ROLLING HILLS CT E, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, 33898
NAICS: 236118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing new drywall in a bathroom and slipped off the first step of a ladder resulting in a dislocated knee and hospitalization. The leg was amputated above the knee a week later due to poor circulation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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