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C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Employer C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2019066417
Address 1201 Aenon Church Rd. City, State ZIP TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32302
Event Date June 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.44000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking (from an 8-foot A-frame ladder) the inside of an asphalt drum through the chute's opening to make sure there was no clogging. As he was descending from the ladder, his feet became tangled on the fourth rung and he fell backwards about 3 feet to the gravel floor. He injured his left ankle and lacerated the back of his head, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2019, a worker at C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. in TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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