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Quality Metals, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quality Metals, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Quality Metals, Inc. Report ID 2021087304
Address Shoppes of Aberdeen City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32259
Event Date August 26, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -81.58000

Incident Narrative

On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2021, a worker at Quality Metals, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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