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Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. in LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA
Employer Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. Report ID 2018032138
Address 5806 Wake Forest Run City, State ZIP LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA 34211
Event Date March 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging supported by structure or other means
Secondary Source Tool belts
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.43000, -82.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished sheathing a roof and was exiting it. He slid off a wall walker scaffold to get into a window, but his tool belt was caught on something, causing him to be pulled out of the window and fall 12 to 15 feet to the ground below. He fractured his leg.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2018, a worker at Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. in LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging supported by structure or other means identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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