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First Nick Painting Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Numbness-nonspecified injury — ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at First Nick Painting Company, Inc. in ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer First Nick Painting Company, Inc. Report ID 20171111242
Address Telford Condominium, 180 Telford Street City, State ZIP ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02134
Event Date November 25, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Numbness-nonspecified injury Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.36000, -71.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting while standing on an A-frame ladder. He slipped while stepping onto the ladder's third step. One foot stayed within the ladder while the rest of his body fell back. His back right leg landed on the floor while his left leg was stuck in the ladder. He suffered numbness in the saddle region along the medical aspect of his left thigh.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2017, a worker at First Nick Painting Company, Inc. in ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered numbness-nonspecified injury to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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