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ROYAL POINCIANA GOLF CLUB, INC.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — NAPLES, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ROYAL POINCIANA GOLF CLUB, INC. in NAPLES, FLORIDA
Employer ROYAL POINCIANA GOLF CLUB, INC. Report ID 2018011054
Address 1600 Solana Rd City, State ZIP NAPLES, FLORIDA 34105
Event Date January 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Industry (NAICS) 713910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.19000, -81.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was leaving for the day and walking toward the employee exit. She walked through the kitchen and was turning the corner when she fell through an open hatch to a crawl space under the kitchen that was going to be sprayed for bugs. She broke three ribs and bruised her shoulder.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2018, a worker at ROYAL POINCIANA GOLF CLUB, INC. in NAPLES, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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