The Oscar W. Larson Company
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
| Employer | The Oscar W. Larson Company | Report ID | 2025055137 |
| Address | 1420 NW 23rd Ave. | City, State ZIP | FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33311 |
| Event Date | May 30, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached |
| Secondary Source | Fall protection equipment | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 | Inspection # | 1828379 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.14000, -80.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working to hang/support a pipe running vertically through a ceiling for a plumbing vent. A section of plywood had been laid perpendicularly across several ceiling joists to provide access to the work area. The employee was positioning himself to work a channel strut into place to support the pipe when he fell 9 feet from the ceiling trusses to the concrete floor. He sustained fractures to lumbar vertebrae and was hospitalized. Fall protection was not in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 30, 2025, a worker at The Oscar W. Larson Company in FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with trusses, girders, beams structurally attached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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