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R & D Maintenance Services Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — DENNIS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R & D Maintenance Services Inc. in DENNIS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer R & D Maintenance Services Inc. Report ID 2015129305
Address 82 Bay Springs Resource Road City, State ZIP DENNIS, MISSISSIPPI 38838
Event Date December 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.52000, -88.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a 4-foot aluminum step ladder while washing an outside window, fracturing the right ankle.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2015, a worker at R & D Maintenance Services Inc. in DENNIS, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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