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Roto Rooter

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Concussions — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Roto Rooter in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Roto Rooter Report ID 2018021060
Address 6112 Tark Lane Dr. City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68104
Event Date February 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.29000, -95.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up the warning fence around the top of an excavation when he stepped back and fell into the trench striking his head. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2018, a worker at Roto Rooter in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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