Fractures

Name: Fractures at Florida Atlantic Ironworks, Inc.
Start: 9/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098270 · 9/7/2023 · Florida Atlantic Ironworks, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Florida Atlantic Ironworks, Inc.
Location: 195 NEO CITY WAY, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34744
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a joist seat at roof level while standing on an extension ladder that was placed on metal decking. The ladder began slipping and the employee fell approximately 7 feet to the ground surface. As he fell, his foot was caught between the rungs of the ladder. The employee sustained a broken right ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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