Liberty Pipeline & Compressor Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — QUINCY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Liberty Pipeline & Compressor Services, Inc. in QUINCY, FLORIDA
Employer Liberty Pipeline & Compressor Services, Inc. Report ID 2019077445
Address 3690 Hosford Hwy City, State ZIP QUINCY, FLORIDA 32351
Event Date July 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # 1417966
GPS Coordinates 30.50000, -84.71000

Incident Narrative

On July 22, 2019, a controls technician was working on a rewiring job. He was pulling the top off a box containing equipment parts. As the top came off, he jerked backwards and went over the railing of the walkway he was standing on. He fell 14 feet, hit a wire reel, and struck his head on the floor. He was hospitalized and had surgery for severe head injuries.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2019, a worker at Liberty Pipeline & Compressor Services, Inc. in QUINCY, FLORIDA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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