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Glynn Electric, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Glynn Electric, Inc. in WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Glynn Electric, Inc. Report ID 20161110489
Address 150 Flanders Rd City, State ZIP WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581
Event Date November 7, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Lamps, light fixtures
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1190178
GPS Coordinates 42.27000, -71.56000

Incident Narrative

While installing a light fixture, an employee was shocked and fell from a ladder, hitting the ground and suffering a lower back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2016, a worker at Glynn Electric, Inc. in WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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