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Liberty Equipment Warehouse

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Liberty Equipment Warehouse in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Liberty Equipment Warehouse Report ID 2019010916
Address 1305 Power Line Road City, State ZIP POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
Event Date January 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 236118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.21000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee lifted a 55-gallon plastic tank filled with trash to empty it into the dumpster. He placed the 55-gallon tank upside down so it could be completely emptied. The employee then climbed into the dumpster and knelt on the container wall. When he tried to shake the tank to empty it, he lost balance and fell 4 feet to the pavement resulting in a compression fracture to the back.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2019, a worker at Liberty Equipment Warehouse in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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