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Richard Scarborough's Boatworks, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — WANCHESE, NORTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Richard Scarborough's Boatworks, Inc. in WANCHESE, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer Richard Scarborough's Boatworks, Inc. Report ID 2018032515
Address 473 The Lane City, State ZIP WANCHESE, NORTH CAROLINA 27981
Event Date March 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 336612 Inspection # 1303980
GPS Coordinates 35.83000, -75.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift applying plastic sheeting to redecorate the walls of a shop when the employee fell 6 feet from the lift to the cement floor, suffering a head injury that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2018, a worker at Richard Scarborough's Boatworks, Inc. in WANCHESE, NORTH CAROLINA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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