Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc. in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey
Employer Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc.
Address 1980 Winding Brook Way
City, State ZIP SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey 07076
Report ID 20171111142
Event Date November 20, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561790
Inspection # 1279832
GPS Coordinates 40.62399, -74.34000

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Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a roof while cleaning gutters, suffering two broken wrists. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 20, 2017, a worker at Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc. in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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