American Family Mutual Insurance Company

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - OMAHA, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at American Family Mutual Insurance Company in OMAHA, Nebraska
Employer American Family Mutual Insurance Company
Address 15060 Birch Street
City, State ZIP OMAHA, Nebraska 68116
Report ID 2016099234
Event Date September 20, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 524126
GPS Coordinates 41.29040, -96.15012

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Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing onto a roof from the ladder. His foot slipped on the granules from the roof shingles and he fell 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured L4 vertebrae and a torn ACL.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2016, a worker at American Family Mutual Insurance Company in OMAHA, Nebraska suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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