Energy Air, Inc.

Other fall to lower level unspecified - Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures - OCALA, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Energy Air, Inc. in OCALA, Florida
Employer Energy Air, Inc.
Address 7900 SW 49th Avenue Road
City, State ZIP OCALA, Florida 34476
Report ID 2025010472
Event Date January 15, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source of Injury Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary Source Other hammers, mallets
Industry (NAICS) 332999
GPS Coordinates 29.07000, -82.20000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was hammering in a bar joist while standing on a 10-foot ladder. The hammer slipped out of their hand, causing them to fall off the ladder. While the employee was falling, they grabbed onto metal straps at the top of the ladder. The straps cut their hand, resulting in a laceration to the middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2025, a worker at Energy Air, Inc. in OCALA, Florida suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with portable ladders and stairs unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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