FORT MYERS, FLORIDA·
YOUNGQUIST BROTHERS, INC.
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at YOUNGQUIST BROTHERS, INC., 16001 Airport Haul Rd., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33913 on , Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a derrick about 10 feet off the ground and was being lifted to disconnect the elevator. A wire rope under tension snapped back striking the employee and throwing him in the air and then back down. The employee was wearing a safety harness and he only fell the length of his lanyard or about 4 feet. The employee injured his back and was hospitalized.
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