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ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LEESBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Inc. in LEESBURG, FLORIDA
Employer ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Inc. Report ID 2015075321
Address 5350 Monarch Blvd. City, State ZIP LEESBURG, FLORIDA 34748
Event Date July 31, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.66000, -81.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 18 feet from a ladder. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs, a fractured clavicle, a collapsed lung, and numerous contusions and abrasions.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2015, a worker at ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Inc. in LEESBURG, FLORIDA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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