J & S ROOFING COMPANY INC.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at J & S ROOFING COMPANY INC. in NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
Employer J & S ROOFING COMPANY INC. Report ID 2018021196
Address 24 School St. City, State ZIP NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 02840
Event Date February 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1293346
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -71.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to put up scaffolding. He was being handed a scaffold plank when he slipped from the ladder and fell 18 feet to the ground below, injuring his spine, head, and face.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2018, a worker at J & S ROOFING COMPANY INC. in NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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