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Southern Star, Inc.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Star, Inc. in HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS
Employer Southern Star, Inc. Report ID 20161111187
Address 1187 McClinton Rd City, State ZIP HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS 71901
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 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.50000, -92.99000

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

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