Southern Star, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas
| Employer | Southern Star, Inc. |
| Address | 1187 McClinton Rd |
| City, State ZIP | HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas 71901 |
| Report ID | 20161111187 |
| Event Date | November 30, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-outdoors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811213 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.50000, -92.99000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was at a customer's house, walking up to the front door when the wooden stairs broke. The employee's foot went through the broken stairs to the ground and he felt a pinch in his lower back. The employee tried to get up and walk, but he could not and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized overnight for a lower back injury.
Incident Summary
On November 30, 2016, a worker at Southern Star, Inc. in HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-outdoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.
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