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Able Services

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Able Services in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Able Services Report ID 2017032097
Address 80 M Street, SE City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20016
Event Date March 6, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561210 Inspection # 1216127
GPS Coordinates 38.87000, -77.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately five feet from a mobile scaffold work platform and was knocked unconscious.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2017, a worker at Able Services in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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