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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20211210971 · 12/21/2021 · Ruppert Landscape

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source
Existing floor opening
Secondary source
Grates

Employer

Name
Ruppert Landscape
Location
1 Coca Cola Plaza, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30313
NAICS
541320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a backpack blower to clean an area after a pine straw installation. The employee stepped onto a grated air shaft that gave way and the employee fell approximately 12 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right ankle and a fractured left heel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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