Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Twin Construction, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Twin Construction, Inc. in HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA
Employer Twin Construction, Inc. Report ID 2015030588
Address 816 Cobb St. City, State ZIP HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA 35209
Event Date March 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection # 1046357
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -86.82000

Incident Narrative

On March 10, 2015, at approximately 10 a.m., an employee fell down a flight of stairs during work and injured his back. He fell approximately 10 feet from the second floor to the first and was taken to UAB Hospital.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2015, a worker at Twin Construction, Inc. in HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

See all reports for Twin Construction, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 5, 2017 Pike Electric LLC EL PORTAL, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Aug 20, 2017 Walt Disney World LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Mar 17, 2015 Oglesby Plants International, Inc. ALTHA, FLORIDA Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Hosp.
Apr 28, 2023 HMB Innovative Industries, Inc. DANBURY, CONNECTICUT Fractures Hosp.
Jun 5, 2018 Big Horn Plastering DENVER, COLORADO Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 29, 2016 LVI Environmental Services, Inc. STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT Bruises, contusions Hosp.
Nov 3, 2021 Trunchbull Services LLC ROLLA, KANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Apr 10, 2017 Jorge Rodriquez CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports