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Southland Insulators of Delaware, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — LEWES, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southland Insulators of Delaware, LLC in LEWES, DELAWARE
Employer Southland Insulators of Delaware, LLC Report ID 2015051785
Address Lot 6, Beach Plum Dunes, Bldg D, Crossbow Drive City, State ZIP LEWES, DELAWARE 19958
Event Date May 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Plastic wrap
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.73000, -75.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking on stilts (raised up about 3 feet), installing batt insulation in the ceiling (about 8-feet high) with a manual staple hammer. The stilts caught a piece of plastic insulation bundle wrapping, causing the employee to lose his balance on the stilts. He tipped forward on the stilts, striking the floor with his knees. His coworkers offered to help him back up, but they couldn't move him. He was hospitalized with a fractured spine.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2015, a worker at Southland Insulators of Delaware, LLC in LEWES, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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