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GMA ELECTRICAL CORP.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GMA ELECTRICAL CORP. in EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK
Employer GMA ELECTRICAL CORP. Report ID 2017021121
Address 75-20 Astoria Blvd., 2nd Floor - Bulova Building City, State ZIP EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK 11370
Event Date February 4, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1208371
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -73.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell off a ladder while installing a light fixture in a suspended ceiling, fracturing vertebrae and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2017, a worker at GMA ELECTRICAL CORP. in EAST ELMHURST, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. 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.

Context

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