Builders FirstSource Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures - WAHPETON, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Builders FirstSource Inc. in WAHPETON, North Dakota
Employer Builders FirstSource Inc.
Address 7929 180th Avenue SE
City, State ZIP WAHPETON, North Dakota 58075
Report ID 2016010026
Event Date January 4, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Coccygeal region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423310
Inspection # 1116171
GPS Coordinates 46.26000, -96.63000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a forklift-mounted platform to move sheets of drywall into a second-story window. The forklift tipped forward, causing the employee to fall approximately 16 feet and suffer a broken coccyx.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2016, a worker at Builders FirstSource Inc. in WAHPETON, North Dakota suffered fractures to the coccygeal region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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