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AAC Contracting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AAC Contracting, Inc. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer AAC Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2016032048
Address 311 Morey Hall, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14627
Event Date March 7, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.13000, -77.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a 4-foot A-frame ladder when the soffit on which he was working de-stabilized and fell, knocking the ladder and employee to the ground. He broke four ribs and suffered a partially collapsed left lung.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2016, a worker at AAC Contracting, Inc. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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