Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc. in SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Employer Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc. Report ID 2021010784
Address 1700 34th Street N. City, State ZIP SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33713
Event Date January 28, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423840 Inspection # 1512965
GPS Coordinates 27.78000, -82.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been climbing a fixed ladder while carrying a mop. The employee slid down the ladder and landed on the ground, sustaining bilateral foot fractures.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2021, a worker at Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc. in SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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