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Ciraco Underground, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ciraco Underground, Inc. in TAVARES, FLORIDA
Employer Ciraco Underground, Inc. Report ID 2021010160
Address Huffstetler Drive City, State ZIP TAVARES, FLORIDA 32778
Event Date January 7, 2021 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 Sewers, manholes, storm drains
Secondary Source Sewers, manholes, storm drains
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1510065
GPS Coordinates 28.82000, -81.70000

Incident Narrative

Employees had just finished a vacuum test on a sewer manhole. They removed the vacuum test lid from the manhole and were moving to place it into the back of a truck when one of the employees fell into the manhole, landing 13 feet below and suffering a broken left leg.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2021, a worker at Ciraco Underground, Inc. in TAVARES, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with sewers, manholes, storm drains 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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