SUPERIOR LIGHTING INCORPORATED

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - OMAHA, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SUPERIOR LIGHTING INCORPORATED in OMAHA, Nebraska
Employer SUPERIOR LIGHTING INCORPORATED
Address 6425 So. 86th St.
City, State ZIP OMAHA, Nebraska 68127
Report ID 2018021198
Event Date February 5, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210
GPS Coordinates 41.19000, -96.04000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder removing a light fixture with a screwdriver when he fell backwards off the ladder from approximately 4 feet, injuring his right arm and pelvis.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2018, a worker at SUPERIOR LIGHTING INCORPORATED in OMAHA, Nebraska suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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