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Dunlap Industrial Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dunlap Industrial Services, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Dunlap Industrial Services, Inc. Report ID 2016076930
Address 1728 3rd Ave. North City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
Event Date July 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.51000, -86.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the fourth rung of an extension ladder painting an interior wall when he slipped and fell off the ladder to the concrete floor, breaking a vertebra in his back.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2016, a worker at Dunlap Industrial Services, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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