Premier Plumbing of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Premier Plumbing of Southwest Florida, Inc. in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer Premier Plumbing of Southwest Florida, Inc. Report ID 2024054069
Address 5000 Orange Grove Blvd., North Fort Myers High School City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33903
Event Date May 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Body Part Multiple body parts unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1749319
GPS Coordinates 26.66000, -81.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a fiberglass step ladder when he fell 3-4 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in numbness in his left hand, a bruised head, cracked vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2024, a worker at Premier Plumbing of Southwest Florida, Inc. in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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