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C&W Facility Services Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C&W Facility Services Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer C&W Facility Services Inc. Report ID 2018010896
Address 1 Iron Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210
Event Date January 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.34000, -71.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from an 8-foot step ladder to change a lightbulb when a gust of wind blew the lens off. The employee fell to the ground while attempting to catch the lens, injuring both ankles and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2018, a worker at C&W Facility Services Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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