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O & J Coatings, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O & J Coatings, Inc. in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer O & J Coatings, Inc. Report ID 2017098477
Address 300 14th Street SE City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57201
Event Date September 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # 1262113
GPS Coordinates 44.89000, -97.09000

Incident Narrative

While climbing down a secondary ladder in a water tower, an employee fell approximately 30 feet to a platform, breaking two vertebrae, puncturing a lung, and breaking a foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2017, a worker at O & J Coatings, Inc. in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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