WATERTOWN IRON WORKS,INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - DEDHAM, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WATERTOWN IRON WORKS,INC. in DEDHAM, Massachusetts
Employer WATERTOWN IRON WORKS,INC.
Address 300 Meadow Road
City, State ZIP DEDHAM, Massachusetts 02026
Report ID 2016076404
Event Date July 15, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 811490
Inspection # 1167684
GPS Coordinates 42.26641, -71.19518

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift at a jobsite and fell out of the scissor lift onto the concrete below fracturing ribs, a leg and vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2016, a worker at WATERTOWN IRON WORKS,INC. in DEDHAM, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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