Miller Brothers Building & Construction

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - KENT, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Miller Brothers Building & Construction in KENT, Ohio
Employer Miller Brothers Building & Construction
Address 1379 Elizabeth Court
City, State ZIP KENT, Ohio 44240
Report ID 2016010300
Event Date January 12, 2016
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 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 238130
Inspection # 1118396
GPS Coordinates 41.16828, -81.33950

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Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a wall on a house. The house's elevation was raised because the grade dropped in the rear of the house. The back walls were set and the end wall was down, being prepped to be set, when the employee slipped on ice and fell about 9 feet. The employee hit their head and suffered a spinal injury.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2016, a worker at Miller Brothers Building & Construction in KENT, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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