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Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc. in WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA
Employer Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc. Report ID 2016087065
Address 8845 Old Pasco Road City, State ZIP WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA 33544
Event Date August 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.28000, -82.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a 12-foot step ladder when the pin on the ladders bracing broke causing him to fall to the ground. The employee suffered cracked ribs and a fractured coccyx.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2016, a worker at Royalaire Mechanical Services, Inc. in WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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