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Centurylink Communications, LLC

Fall on same level, unspecified — Concussions — DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Centurylink Communications, LLC in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Employer Centurylink Communications, LLC Report ID 2015118217
Address 892 West Baldwin Avenue City, State ZIP DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32433
Event Date November 2, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.72000, -86.11000

Incident Narrative

The employee was moving his office chair and woke up on the floor. The employee was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2015, a worker at Centurylink Communications, LLC in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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