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Bug Master Pest Control

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bug Master Pest Control in PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA
Employer Bug Master Pest Control Report ID 2022108681
Address 4111 Dunn Dr City, State ZIP PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA 34683
Event Date October 3, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.10000, -82.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling a water tank with high-pressure equipment. Pressure from the water pushed him off the truck; he landed on the ground on his back, suffering a back injury.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2022, a worker at Bug Master Pest Control in PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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