Millennium Coating, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SARASOTA, Florida
| Employer | Millennium Coating, LLC |
| Address | 306 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD |
| City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, Florida 34240 |
| Report ID | 2015129122 |
| Event Date | December 3, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339113 |
| Inspection # | 1111015 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.35000, -82.40000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee entered an oven from a side access door located 12 feet aboveground to clean and clear the rollers of the coating machine. When the employee was in the oven, she stepped onto a pressure release trap door, causing the door to open. She fell 12 feet to the ground below, sustaining multiple fractures to her right ankle and possibly lower back fractures.
Incident Summary
On December 3, 2015, a worker at Millennium Coating, LLC in SARASOTA, Florida suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 237 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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