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Lehigh Valley Insulation, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BATH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lehigh Valley Insulation, Inc. in BATH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lehigh Valley Insulation, Inc. Report ID 2016042759
Address 3113 East Walker Road City, State ZIP BATH, PENNSYLVANIA 18014
Event Date April 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -75.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a 6-foot step ladder while using a screw gun to install a panel cover. He lost his footing, knocked the ladder from beneath himself, and fell to the ground, landing on top of the ladder. He suffered a head laceration and wrist injury, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2016, a worker at Lehigh Valley Insulation, Inc. in BATH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. 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

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