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Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — BULGER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical Company, Inc. in BULGER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical Company, Inc. Report ID 2017021477
Address 256 Point Pleasant Raod City, State ZIP BULGER, PENNSYLVANIA 15019
Event Date February 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1215865
GPS Coordinates 40.41000, -80.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the roof of a weather shelter when he fell 6 feet to the ground, crushing three vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2017, a worker at Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical Company, Inc. in BULGER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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