Goodrich Fire & Life Safety
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia
| Employer | Goodrich Fire & Life Safety |
| Address | 4555 Overlook Ave, SW, Building 52 Gymnasium Stage |
| City, State ZIP | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia 20032 |
| Report ID | 20251010509 |
| Event Date | October 21, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Self-supporting scaffolds or staging |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.82000, -77.01000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
Incident Summary
On October 21, 2025, a worker at Goodrich Fire & Life Safety in WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet, with self-supporting scaffolds or staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 214 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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| Sep 9, 2025 | Morgan Engineering Systems, Inc | GIRARD, Ohio | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Hosp. |
| May 15, 2024 | Windstream Nebraska, Inc | UNION, Nebraska | Fractures | Hosp. |
| May 14, 2025 | Ipsun Power Inc. | WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Insituform Technologies, LLC | BATESVILLE, Mississippi | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Hosp. |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Winco Masonry LP | GALVESTON, Texas | Concussions | Hosp. |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Spartan Utility Services | LUMBERTON, Texas | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Hosp. |
| Nov 27, 2024 | The Enterprise Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. of Dayton, Ohio | DAYTON, Ohio | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels | Hosp. |
| Feb 27, 2025 | CK Restoration | FORT SMITH, Arkansas | Fractures | Hosp. |
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