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Kopsic Construction, LLC

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kopsic Construction, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Kopsic Construction, LLC Report ID 2020043108
Address 219 Tenth Street, Proctor Residence City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32084
Event Date April 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Porches, balconies, decks, patios
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # 1471897
GPS Coordinates 29.95000, -81.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was explaining a framing change and stepped backwards off the second-floor deck. The employee fell 11 feet to the ground below and sustained fractures to a leg, an arm, and the pelvis.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2020, a worker at Kopsic Construction, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with porches, balconies, decks, patios identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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