Anchored AC & Heating
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - WINTER HAVEN, Florida
| Employer | Anchored AC & Heating |
| Address | 260 Avenue A SW |
| City, State ZIP | WINTER HAVEN, Florida 33880 |
| Report ID | 2021053852 |
| Event Date | May 10, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Ground, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| Inspection # | 1531562 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.02122, -81.72989 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee had been working on the roof of a building. The employee was getting off the roof and onto a 10-foot ladder to get down, while another employee held the ladder. While going down the ladder, the injured employee lost their footing and fell about 10 feet onto the dirt, landing on their left side and sustaining a broken left humerus.
Incident Summary
On May 10, 2021, a worker at Anchored AC & Heating in WINTER HAVEN, Florida suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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