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Colt Builders Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colt Builders Corporation in CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Colt Builders Corporation Report ID 2015107924
Address 125 Turnpike Street City, State ZIP CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02021
Event Date October 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.18000, -71.11000

Incident Narrative

A stack of sheetrock fell onto a worker's leg breaking it.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2015, a worker at Colt Builders Corporation in CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with wallboard, drywall, sheetrock identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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