Electro Acoustics & Video, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GREENVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Electro Acoustics & Video, Inc. | Report ID | 2017021898 |
| Address | 5213 Jack Finney Blvd. | City, State ZIP | GREENVILLE, TEXAS 75402 |
| Event Date | February 28, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.11000, -96.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a scaffold and fell approximately 15 feet. The scaffold fell on top of him when he landed on his back.
Incident Summary
On February 28, 2017, a worker at Electro Acoustics & Video, Inc. in GREENVILLE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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