# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Beaumont Electric Co
> OSHA SIR `2024087075` · 8/3/2024 · CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Beaumont Electric Co
- **Location:** 870 Southeast 47th Terrace, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33904
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a scissor lift to work on a light pole approximately 20 feet above the ground when a gust of wind tipped the lift over. The employee fell to the ground with the lift and sustained three broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a fractured pelvis. Outriggers were not used at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*