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Miami Valley Synthetics, Inc.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Miami Valley Synthetics, Inc. in LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO
Employer Miami Valley Synthetics, Inc. Report ID 2015075029
Address 7630 Liberty Way City, State ZIP LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO 45044
Event Date July 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # 1081066
GPS Coordinates 39.36000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the second level of a scaffold outside of a building, installing an exterior insulation and finishing system, when he fell six stories. The scaffold was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2015, a worker at Miami Valley Synthetics, Inc. in LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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