Wall To Wall Tile & Stone-Idaho, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — MERIDIAN, IDAHO
| Employer | Wall To Wall Tile & Stone-Idaho, LLC | Report ID | 2017087530 |
| Address | 3707 E Pine Avenue | City, State ZIP | MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 |
| Event Date | August 7, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238340 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.61000, -116.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to move a cart with granite on it when the cart and granite overturned and struck the employee, injuring his neck and breaking the vertebrae in his lower back.
Incident Summary
On August 7, 2017, a worker at Wall To Wall Tile & Stone-Idaho, LLC in MERIDIAN, IDAHO suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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