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West Virginia Paint LLC

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — GLENMONT, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at West Virginia Paint LLC in GLENMONT, NEW YORK
Employer West Virginia Paint LLC Report ID 2015107514
Address 454 River Rd City, State ZIP GLENMONT, NEW YORK 12077
Event Date October 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Skylights
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # 1099463
GPS Coordinates 42.59000, -73.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting on the roof of a building and fell approximately 20 feet through a skylight. The employee was hospitalized. The incident happened at approximately 1:45pm on October 8, 2015.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2015, a worker at West Virginia Paint LLC in GLENMONT, NEW YORK suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 160 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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