Shaw Pipeline Services, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Shaw Pipeline Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2017098772 |
| Address | Orion pipeline construction site, 653 Mush Paul Road | City, State ZIP | HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA 18438 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Ladders-fixed |
| Secondary Source | Rain | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.47000, -75.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was at the top of a fixed ladder mounted on the interior of a 10-foot deep trench box. It was raining and the employee's feet and the ladder were wet. The employee slipped off the ladder and fell onto his back on the plywood flooring of the excavation, sustaining a back injury.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2017, a worker at Shaw Pipeline Services, Inc. in HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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