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International Fire Protection, Inc.

Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at International Fire Protection, Inc. in PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
Employer International Fire Protection, Inc. Report ID 2017109475
Address Plant Chrsit, 11999 Pate Street City, State ZIP PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32514
Event Date October 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system Source of Injury Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423850 Inspection # 1268814
GPS Coordinates 30.55000, -87.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a walk board (placed on top of rafters), installing hangers for a sprinkler system inside a cooling tower. He was wearing a harness with a retractable lanyard at the time. As he was turning around to talk to his coworker, the walk board shifted and he fell about 6 to 8 feet, ultimately hanging by his harness about 40 feet above the base of the cooling tower. He was hospitalized with a laceration, soft tissue damage, and a blood clot to his left arm.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2017, a worker at International Fire Protection, Inc. in PENSACOLA, FLORIDA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with towers, poles, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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