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Quality Insulation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — YARMOUTH, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quality Insulation in YARMOUTH, MAINE
Employer Quality Insulation Report ID 2015096691
Address 65 Downeast Drive City, State ZIP YARMOUTH, MAINE 04096
Event Date September 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.81000, -70.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing off a baker's scaffold when his foot slipped and he fell breaking his femur.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2015, a worker at Quality Insulation in YARMOUTH, MAINE suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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