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Colstrip Electric, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EPPING, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colstrip Electric, Inc. in EPPING, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Colstrip Electric, Inc. Report ID 2016109785
Address 5913 123rd Drive NW City, State ZIP EPPING, NORTH DAKOTA 58843
Event Date October 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 48.27000, -103.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 8 feet while securing a ladder to a building. She landed on her back and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2016, a worker at Colstrip Electric, Inc. in EPPING, NORTH DAKOTA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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