Bergstrom Electric, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Bergstrom Electric, Inc. | Report ID | 2017076873 |
| Address | 3100 North Washington Street | City, State ZIP | GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58203 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.95000, -97.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading a spool of cable onto a trailer bed when he fell through the trailer decking, injuring his left leg and back.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2017, a worker at Bergstrom Electric, Inc. in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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