South Florida Appliance, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Skull fracture and intracranial injury - HIALEAH, Florida
| Employer | South Florida Appliance, Inc. |
| Address | 1890 West 4th Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | HIALEAH, Florida 33010 |
| Report ID | 20211211141 |
| Event Date | December 29, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Skull fracture and intracranial injury |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Gates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 443141 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.83877, -80.29049 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was manipulating a 3-foot tall industrial warehouse rolling gate to determine why it was squeaking during operation. The gate fell over and struck the employee's left leg, causing him to fall off a loading dock and hit his head on the ground. The employee sustained brain injuries, three cranial fractures, a left leg fracture, and rib fractures.
Incident Summary
On December 29, 2021, a worker at South Florida Appliance, Inc. in HIALEAH, Florida suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates 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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