Diamond Huntbach Construction Corp.

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - EASTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Diamond Huntbach Construction Corp. in EASTON, Pennsylvania
Employer Diamond Huntbach Construction Corp.
Address Freemansburg Ave. Building 6 & 7, Freemansburg Ave & 25th Street
City, State ZIP EASTON, Pennsylvania 18045
Report ID 20171010474
Event Date October 31, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Coccygeal region
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 40.65000, -75.28000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a building roof when he fell through a weak area of the roof and hit the ground, injuring his tailbone. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2017, a worker at Diamond Huntbach Construction Corp. in EASTON, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the coccygeal region. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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