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WALLWORKS, INC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WALLWORKS, INC in HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE
Employer WALLWORKS, INC Report ID 2017010919
Address Wawa Store, 7440 Lancaster Pike City, State ZIP HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE 19707
Event Date January 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Roof edges
Secondary Source Other sources, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # 1207289
GPS Coordinates 39.78000, -75.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been working on a lower-sloped porch roof and was preparing to get off the roof to have lunch when he noticed a four-foot level was getting close to the edge of the roof. The employee reached for the level and slipped on snow or ice or some other moisture and then fell off the roof approximately ten feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2017, a worker at WALLWORKS, INC in HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with roof edges identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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