TRUMBULL-NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - LITTLETON, New Hampshire

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TRUMBULL-NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in LITTLETON, New Hampshire
Employer TRUMBULL-NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Address Littleton Regional Hospital, 600 St Johnsbury Rd
City, State ZIP LITTLETON, New Hampshire 03561
Report ID 2016010863
Event Date January 29, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 44.31000, -71.78000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was preforming drywall taping and working from a baker scaffold when he fell off, breaking three ribs and potentially puncturing a lung.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2016, a worker at TRUMBULL-NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in LITTLETON, New Hampshire suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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