Fractures

Name: Fractures at Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
Start: 7/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021076357 · 7/30/2021 · Sims Crane & Equipment Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Straight ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
Location: 1901 Benchmark Avenue, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33905
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a straight ladder gathering equipment to be used at a jobsite. When they began descending the ladder, they fell 8 feet from the ladder to the ground below, resulting in fractured wrists, a fractured cheekbone, and a laceration on their hand.

Source

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