DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - HOMESTEAD, Florida
| Employer | DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED |
| Address | Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, 9700 SW 344th Street |
| City, State ZIP | HOMESTEAD, Florida 33033 |
| Report ID | 2017032508 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Ladders-fixed |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221113 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.43000, -80.33000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was conducting a safety inspection of the room and fell from a fixed access ladder after receiving an arc flash burn to his forearm. The employee suffered a broken ankle from the fall off the ladder.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2017, a worker at DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED in HOMESTEAD, Florida suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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