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Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC Report ID 2021064955
Address 2693 Gulf to Bay Blvd City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33759
Event Date June 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1538051
GPS Coordinates 27.96000, -82.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the back of a truck, pulling a tarp over debris. He slipped on a wet floor and fell on his back, landing on the trailer about 4 feet below. He suffered fractured ribs and laceration to the spleen.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2021, a worker at Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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