Arnett Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Arnett Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Arnett Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. Report ID 2016021014
Address Whetstone Place Condo Association, 100 Whetstone Place, Ste 207 City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32086
Event Date February 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.81000, -81.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a 10-foot A-frame ladder, changing a motor inside a dropped ceiling's air handler. He fell off the ladder, fracturing his right upper arm and his right wrist.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2016, a worker at Arnett Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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