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American Environmental Container Corp.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Environmental Container Corp. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer American Environmental Container Corp. Report ID 2015107678
Address 3202 Lasso Lane City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801
Event Date October 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 325220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.04000, -81.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the bottom rung of a four foot ladder using a pneumatic sander on the bottom of a fiberglass swimming pool and fell, striking his left hip on a five gallon bucket.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2015, a worker at American Environmental Container Corp. in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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