Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at J.R. Hobbs Co. - Atlanta, LLC
Start: 4/3/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043122 · 4/3/2025 · J.R. Hobbs Co. - Atlanta, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source: Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: J.R. Hobbs Co. - Atlanta, LLC
Location: Verizon Store, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, 30228
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 20-foot ladder to access the roof when he began moving the ladder, lost his balance, and fell 18 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his back, pelvis, and five ribs. He also sustained internal bleeding, a kidney injury, and nerve damage to a leg.

Source

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