Asbury Automotive Group

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - JACKSONVILLE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Asbury Automotive Group in JACKSONVILLE, Florida
Employer Asbury Automotive Group
Address 11003 Atlantic Blvd
City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, Florida 32225
Report ID 2018099357
Event Date September 10, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441110
GPS Coordinates 30.32460, -81.52202

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Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying a car bumper down an enclosed stairway. As he approached the floor level, he missed a step and fell to the floor, breaking his right ankle and requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2018, a worker at Asbury Automotive Group in JACKSONVILLE, Florida suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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