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Cashless Tolling Constructors

NAICS237310 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Bridges, dams, locks

…The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture…
Fractures Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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Freeman Expositions, LLC

NAICS711310 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was working on a platform, raised 6 to 8 feet in the air, to get something off a rack. The employee fell from the platform to the ground…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Multiple body parts unspecified Hospitalized
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Goodrich Fire & Life Safety

NAICS238220 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet Source Self-supporting scaffolds or staging

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…
Fractures Thigh(s) Hospitalized
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U.S. Dept. of the Air Force

NAICS921190 Event Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was on a four-step work stand while sanding an area of an aircraft. He was climbing down the work stand when he tripped over an air hose…
Fractures Thigh(s) Hospitalized
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Apollo Pools & Spas

NAICS423910 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was doing some work on scaffolding and fell about 10 feet. He injured his right knee and tore a ligament. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Knee(s) Hospitalized
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Beth-Allen Scaffold & Equipment

NAICS238990 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was erecting a scaffold. A side bracket was not secure. The employee stepped on the bracket to test it and fell 18 feet to the concrete floor resulting…
Fractures Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Pen Gulf, Inc.

NAICS236210 Event Exposure through intact tissue Source Hydrochloric acid

Employees were removing scaffolding that was used to repair an ion exchange tank. The line was undergoing the regen process when a piece of scaffold struck a PVC pipe that…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Multiple body parts n.e.c. Hospitalized
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United Masonry and Landscaping, LLC

NAICS238140 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was climbing a scaffold when he slipped and fell 10 to 15 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.
Fractures Ankle(s) Hospitalized
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Tanksco, Inc.

NAICS238320 Event Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet Source Suspended or hanging scaffolds or staging

…They fell approximately 60 feet off a suspended scaffold and sustained broken vertebrae, a compound fracture of the tibia, a fractured heel, and a rupture to their liver. The employee…
Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Trunk and other lower extremities Hospitalized
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Kinard Painting & Sandblasting

NAICS238320 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

On October 2, 2025, an employee was ascending a ladder attached to a scaffold structure approximately 10 feet high. While climbing up, he lost his grip on a rung and…
Fractures Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Hospitalized
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Irex Vertical Access LLC

NAICS238990 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

An employee was walking under a section of scaffold when he tripped over one of the scaffold bars around the base. He landed on his hip on top of a…
Fractures Hip joint(s) Hospitalized
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Spirit Aerosystems Inc.

NAICS336411 Event Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source Self-supporting scaffolds or staging

An employee was working on a tool platform (47.5" tall) and was transitioning around to the other side when they lost balance and fell to the concrete floor. The…
Fractures Trunk and other upper extremities Hospitalized
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Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC

NAICS237990 Event Flash fire Source Chemicals, hazardous materials n.e.c.

An employee had been removing phosphorus pentasulfide while on a scaffold. He was using a non-sparking tool to dislodge the phosphoric material. The employee noticed a flash of flame…
Thermal burns degree unspecified Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Hospitalized
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Empire Drywall MTM LLC

NAICS238310 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was working from a scaffold when the scaffold fell over onto the floor. The employee sustained fractures to their lower back and pelvis.
Fractures Multiple trunk locations Hospitalized
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City Masonry, LLC

NAICS238140 Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was picking up scaffold frames when scaffold frames that were leaning against a concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall, fell onto the employee's back. The employee required surgery…
Other traumatic injuries n.e.c. Internal neck structures Hospitalized
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Colvin Brothers Construction, LLC

NAICS236220 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was hanging a small sign above the coffee bar in a gas station. He fell off a scaffold and landed on the floor. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
Fractures Rib(s), oblique area Hospitalized
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Worthington Cylinders Corp

NAICS332420 Event Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was standing on a 10-inch high working platform (36.75"x24"x10") verifying that tanks were being picked up properly by an overhead conveyor. The employee turned…
Fractures Hip joint(s) Hospitalized
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R.C. Enterprise Inc.

NAICS238140 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was doing masonry work near a foundation wall. The platform he was standing on collapsed and he fell approximately 7 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained…
Fractures Rib(s), oblique area Hospitalized
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Cornerstone Companies of Florida, LLC

NAICS238350 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was working on a scaffold installing windows when they fell 6 feet to the ground and impacted their head. The employee sustained head trauma.
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Head unspecified Hospitalized
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FedEx

NAICS492210 Event Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

A maintenance technician was working to clear a box jam. He slipped while stepping down from a platform and fell about 30 inches onto the grading platform. He fell onto…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Hospitalized
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Forza Construction Services

NAICS236115 Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was positioned on a scaffold. They were using a level to adjust a pole and place bricks on the side of a wall. They fell approximately 30 feet…
Fractures Trunk and other lower extremities Hospitalized
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Peace Lutheran Church

NAICS624110 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet Source Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping

An employee was in a one-person mobile scaffold, changing light bulbs in a church sanctuary ceiling. The scaffold fell over and the employee (who was secured in the lift…
Fractures Trunk and other upper extremities Hospitalized
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WaterBridge Operating LLC

NAICS237990 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Scaffolds, staging unspecified

An employee was standing on an elevated platform, tightening a hex bushing on a wellhead. He fell from the platform to the ground, landing on his right side and suffering…
Fractures and soft tissue injuries Wrist(s) and elbow(s) Hospitalized
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SoLo Interiors & Painting LLC

NAICS238320 Event Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet Source Self-supporting scaffolds or staging

An employee was standing on top of a mobile scaffold and sanding the ceiling using an electric sander connected to a vacuum unit via a hose. The employee tripped on…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Hospitalized
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ISRO Construction LLC

NAICS236220 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Improvised scaffolds or staging

An employee was working from a temporary plywood platform when a screw loosened, causing him to lose his balance. He fell and suffered a puncture/cut under the right eye…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Other multiple ear(s), facial locations Hospitalized
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