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SMG Facility Managment Corporation of Huntington

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SMG Facility Managment Corporation of Huntington in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer SMG Facility Managment Corporation of Huntington Report ID 20171110497
Address 1 Civic Center Plaza City, State ZIP HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25701
Event Date November 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 711310 Inspection # 1275647
GPS Coordinates 38.42000, -82.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was un-hooking a speaker motor box on a stage when the employee stood up, wobbled, and then fell approximately 5 feet off the stage to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, broken collarbone, and eight broken ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2017, a worker at SMG Facility Managment Corporation of Huntington in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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