Karr Brothers Drywall Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — NAPLES, FLORIDA
| Employer | Karr Brothers Drywall Inc. | Report ID | 2018043460 |
| Address | 8786 Saint Lucia Drive, Azure at Hacienda Lakes | City, State ZIP | NAPLES, FLORIDA 34114 |
| Event Date | April 10, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.10000, -81.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on a scaffold finishing a ceiling with plaster when a pin came out of the scaffold, causing it to move. The employee lost balance and fell 6 feet to ground level, breaking the right ankle.
Incident Summary
On April 10, 2018, a worker at Karr Brothers Drywall Inc. in NAPLES, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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