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Windward Building Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Windward Building Company in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
Employer Windward Building Company Report ID 2021010471
Address 2936 Sarno Rd. City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32935
Event Date January 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.12000, -80.67000

Incident Narrative

On January 18, 2021, an employee was working on the top of a 5-foot scaffold when the scaffold started to move. The employee fell, landing on a concrete slab and suffering a broken left femur. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2021, a worker at Windward Building Company in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified 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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