Crimson Contractors, Inc.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - BIRMINGHAM, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Crimson Contractors, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
Employer Crimson Contractors, Inc.
Address 2778 Sydney Dr.
City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, Alabama 35211
Report ID 2017098777
Event Date September 13, 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 more than 30 feet
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160
Inspection # 1267121
GPS Coordinates 33.43062, -86.87149

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Incident Narrative

While working to reposition felt, an employee slipped on the felt and fell from the roof of a 3-story building to the ground below and was hospitalized for an injured pelvis, broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2017, a worker at Crimson Contractors, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, Alabama 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 more than 30 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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