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Fifth Avenue Lumber Co.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fifth Avenue Lumber Co. in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Fifth Avenue Lumber Co. Report ID 2016053813
Address 479 East 5th Avenue City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43201
Event Date May 5, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -82.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee climbed up a vertical fixed ladder to verify lengths of material in the loft and as the employee was coming down the ladder, he missed a step and fell approximately seven feet to the ground, injuring his hip. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2016, a worker at Fifth Avenue Lumber Co. in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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