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Coates Roofing Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coates Roofing Company, Inc. in ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Coates Roofing Company, Inc. Report ID 2018010928
Address 1140 S. Plainview Road City, State ZIP ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
Event Date January 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1293064
GPS Coordinates 34.15000, -97.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder when the bottom of the ladder shifted. The ladder and the employee fell, landing on his back and breaking his vertebra.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2018, a worker at Coates Roofing Company, Inc. in ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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