U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Concussions — TAMPA, FLORIDA

Employer	U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Report ID	2017043266
Address	13000 BRUCE B. DOWNS BLVD.	City, State ZIP	TAMPA, FLORIDA 33618
Event Date	April 11, 2017	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Concussions	Body Part	Brain
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source	Saw blades-unattached
Industry (NAICS)	923140	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	28.06000, -82.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing tools from a storage shelf when several saw blades fell from a shelf above and struck the employee's head. The employee fell striking his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2017, a worker at U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,479 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level, n.e.c. events:

Date	Employer	Location	Nature	Outcome
Jan 20, 2016	Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, L.L.C.	ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS	Fractures	Hosp.
Jun 13, 2017	American Airlines	JAMAICA, NEW YORK	Fractures	Hosp.
Nov 16, 2021	Jo-Ann Stores, LLC	ONALASKA, WISCONSIN	Fractures	Hosp.
Mar 12, 2018	American Builders & Contractors Supply Company, Inc.	MIDWAY, FLORIDA	Fractures	Hosp.
Aug 8, 2015	Walmart	NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Hosp.
Mar 19, 2015	VICOR CORPORATION	ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS	Fractures	Hosp.
Aug 12, 2020	Gorman Bros., Inc.	SANGERVILLE, MAINE	Fractures	Hosp.
Feb 20, 2016	Midwest Petroleum	O FALLON, MISSOURI	Fractures	Hosp.

Browse All Injury Reports