Heritage Oaks Golf Country Club, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - MELBOURNE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Heritage Oaks Golf Country Club, Inc. in MELBOURNE, Florida
Employer Heritage Oaks Golf Country Club, Inc.
Address 4332 Fortune Place
City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, Florida 32904
Report ID 2018043852
Event Date April 21, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 713910
GPS Coordinates 28.09484, -80.69836

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Incident Narrative

An employee fell off a ladder while changing a light bulb, breaking her leg and injuring her shoulder.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2018, a worker at Heritage Oaks Golf Country Club, Inc. in MELBOURNE, Florida suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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