SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - FORT MYERS, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC in FORT MYERS, Florida
Employer SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC
Address Castalina Community, Lemon Grass DRive
City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, Florida 33916
Report ID 2021010838
Event Date January 29, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Dump truck
Secondary Source Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 561730
GPS Coordinates 26.63000, -81.84000

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Incident Narrative

On January 29, 2021, An employee was on the dump bed of a truck when she lost her footing and fell. She struck her back on the trailer hitch and was injured. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2021, a worker at SUNNYGROVE LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, LLC in FORT MYERS, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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