Raynor Overhead Door Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - WORCESTER, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Raynor Overhead Door Inc. in WORCESTER, Massachusetts
Employer Raynor Overhead Door Inc.
Address Worcester Academy, 14 Marion Ave
City, State ZIP WORCESTER, Massachusetts 01604
Report ID 2015129345
Event Date December 9, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 238290
Inspection # 1111411
GPS Coordinates 42.25277, -71.79102

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Incident Narrative

Three employees were working in a scissor lift. An overhead door opened and knocked the scissor lift over. One employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2015, a worker at Raynor Overhead Door Inc. in WORCESTER, Massachusetts suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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