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Boeing

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — RIDLEY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Boeing in RIDLEY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Boeing Report ID 2017043456
Address Rt 291 & Stewart Ave, MC MC P31-86 City, State ZIP RIDLEY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 19078
Event Date April 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 336411 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -75.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was masking the aircraft windshield while standing on a portable work stand. The work stand rolled, causing the employee to fall approximately 50 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured fibula and a fracture of the L2 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2017, a worker at Boeing in RIDLEY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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