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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087976 · 8/28/2024 · FitzGerald Contractors, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source
Ceilings
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC
Location
10609 Gold Coast Court, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71115
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in an attic to evaluate the material required to reinstall a plumbing vent in a garage. The employee fell through the ceiling and landed 8 feet below on the concrete floor of the garage. The employee sustained a compression fracture to their L1 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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