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Dixie Construction Services, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dixie Construction Services, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer Dixie Construction Services, Inc. Report ID 2020065325
Address 610 Island Way City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33767
Event Date June 8, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1479452
GPS Coordinates 27.98000, -82.81000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was building a tubular scaffold to do a stucco repair on a condo. While the injured employee was receiving a scaffold frame, the employee that was handing the frame lost their grip on it, and the injured employee fell 15 ft. with the frame in hand. The injured employee sustained a compound fracture to the right leg and a laceration to the forehead.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2020, a worker at Dixie Construction Services, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified 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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