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David Moore Drywall, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at David Moore Drywall, Inc. in FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer David Moore Drywall, Inc. Report ID 20161211313
Address 135 Long Point Drive City, State ZIP FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA 32034
Event Date December 4, 2016 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 less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.52000, -81.44000

Incident Narrative

On December 4, 2016, an employee fell from a portable 4-foot, fiberglass A-frame ladder that had been set up on the finished floor and was covered with paper. The floor vents had not been installed and one of the ladder legs was on the paper that covered a vent floor opening. The injured employee had climbed the ladder to approximately the second or third step when the ladder tipped as the leg dropped into the floor hole. He fell and his lower body struck the floor while his upper torso struck against the wall corner. He suffered two fractured right ribs and a punctured right lung, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2016, a worker at David Moore Drywall, Inc. in FERNANDINA BEACH, 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 less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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