ION Electric, LLC.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ORLANDO, FLORIDA
| Employer | ION Electric, LLC. | Report ID | 2020109799 |
| Address | Orange Tandem Parking Lot, Intersection between intestate 4 (I4) and Florida's Turnpike | City, State ZIP | ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32839 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.55000, -81.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on a flatbed trailer, choking a rigging sling to a concrete cylinder when he fell backward off the trailer approximately 53 inches onto compacted soil and sustained a broken right hip.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2020, a worker at ION Electric, LLC. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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