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Fema Construction, LLC.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fema Construction, LLC. in APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Fema Construction, LLC. Report ID 2022065287
Address 5995 Covington Garden Drive City, State ZIP APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA 33572
Event Date June 17, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary Source Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1603063
GPS Coordinates 27.76000, -82.37000

Incident Narrative

Employees were working on a three-story steel/concrete staircase, welding and bolting up, doing the metal decking. An employee was picking up a metal sheet when he slipped and fell from the middle staircase landing onto the landing below, a distance of approximately 12 feet. The employee sustained a back fracture and a head fracture. The employee was wearing a harness, but it was not connected at the time of the fall.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2022, a worker at Fema Construction, LLC. in APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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