Pop's Industrial Coating
Other fall to lower level unspecified — Fractures — LAKELAND, FLORIDA
| Employer | Pop's Industrial Coating | Report ID | 2025010343 |
| Address | 3515 Airport Road | City, State ZIP | LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33811 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Source of Injury | Piers, wharfs, water docks |
| Secondary Source | Fall protection equipment | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332813 | Inspection # | 1799089 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.99000, -82.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was on top of a 10-foot sectional barge in the sandblasting yard. They were prying up a "snapping bar" and fell from the barge to the dirt/sand ground below. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2025, a worker at Pop's Industrial Coating in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with piers, wharfs, water docks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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