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Burkholder Brothers LLC.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — CORNING, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Burkholder Brothers LLC. in CORNING, NEW YORK
Employer Burkholder Brothers LLC. Report ID 20161211693
Address 1028 Hendey Creek Road City, State ZIP CORNING, NEW YORK 14830
Event Date December 16, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1198674
GPS Coordinates 42.14000, -77.04000

Incident Narrative

While installing purlins on a roof system, an employee fell 14 feet from the roof to the ground, cracking two vertebrae and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2016, a worker at Burkholder Brothers LLC. in CORNING, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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