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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021043399 · 4/23/2021 · Alsco Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name
Alsco Inc.
Location
2631 NW 17th Lane, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33064
NAICS
812332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a scissor lift near a hook conveyor belt system when a cord from the conveyor belt got stuck on a bolt of the scissor lift causing the lift to fall over. The employee fell from a height of 12 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, an abrasion on a lung, and chipped vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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