Accurate Acoustics inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - VERO BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Accurate Acoustics inc in VERO BEACH, Florida
Employer Accurate Acoustics inc
Address 5380 HWY ONE
City, State ZIP VERO BEACH, Florida 32967
Report ID 2020098843
Event Date September 17, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238150
GPS Coordinates 27.69000, -80.46000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a five-foot baker's scaffold installing an acoustic ceiling. The employee fell to the ground below and suffered a nose bleed and confusion.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2020, a worker at Accurate Acoustics inc in VERO BEACH, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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