AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures and dislocations - CAPE CORAL, Florida
| Employer | AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC |
| Address | 909 Skyline Blvd |
| City, State ZIP | CAPE CORAL, Florida 33991 |
| Report ID | 2021098138 |
| Event Date | September 21, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations |
| Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Roof trusses, joists |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238160 |
| Inspection # | 1555440 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.63610, -81.99184 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were working on the roof of a two-story residential home. They were aligning sun trusses. They had a ladder on each end and were on the ladders holding the bottoms of the trusses, about 3-4 feet high. The trusses began to shift and several fell, creating a domino effect. The employees were knocked to the ground, together suffering a dislocated/fractured elbow, a forehead laceration, and a dislocated/fractured toe. They were hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 21, 2021, a worker at AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC in CAPE CORAL, Florida suffered fractures and dislocations to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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