Pruitt Construction and Excavation LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - SARASOTA, Florida
| Employer | Pruitt Construction and Excavation LLC |
| Address | Sarasota?Bradenton International Airport, 6000 Airport Cir |
| City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, Florida 34243 |
| Report ID | 2018088464 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Head and neck |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Structural metal materials, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.39599, -82.55407 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was in a scissor lift setting a truss for a T-hangar when the truss hit the scissor lift after becoming bound up on a column. The employee was ejected from the scissor lift to the floor as the lift overturned. The scissor lift then landed on the employee's face. The employee suffered multiple facial bone fractures; lacerations on the forehead, back of the head, nose, and face; a small brain bleed; a small fracture on the spine (C6); and a broken upper jaw.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2018, a worker at Pruitt Construction and Excavation LLC in SARASOTA, Florida suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the head and neck. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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