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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Report ID 20201211726
Address 14474 AIRPORT PARKWAY City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33762
Event Date December 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.90000, -82.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from the back of a truck when he slipped and fell from a height no greater than 4 feet. He suffered a back compression fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 15, 2020, a worker at FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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