Stonemor Partners
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - BLUEFIELD, West Virginia
| Employer | Stonemor Partners |
| Address | 6605 New Hope Road |
| City, State ZIP | BLUEFIELD, West Virginia 24701 |
| Report ID | 2016043406 |
| Event Date | April 23, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 812220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.32000, -81.20000 |
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Incident Narrative
On April 23, 2016, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a maintenance employee was on a scissor lift with a coworker, preparing for an entombment. Working from the lift, the two employees removed the granite face from the mausoleum. As the granite was being lowered to the lift, the maintenance employee fell 12 feet from the lift and landed on the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the face, both wrists, and jaw.
Incident Summary
On April 23, 2016, a worker at Stonemor Partners in BLUEFIELD, West Virginia suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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