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Boston Medical Center

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Boston Medical Center in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Boston Medical Center Report ID 2017054449
Address 771 Albany Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02118
Event Date May 16, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.33000, -71.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending 6 feet from an upper roof to a lower roof by stepping onto a stepladder and climbing down. The stepladder broke and the employee fell 5 feet onto the lower roof, injuring his back and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2017, a worker at Boston Medical Center in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.

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