Alleghany Industrial Insulation, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MARIENVILLE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Alleghany Industrial Insulation, Inc. in MARIENVILLE, Pennsylvania
Employer Alleghany Industrial Insulation, Inc.
Address 153 Woodland Drive
City, State ZIP MARIENVILLE, Pennsylvania 16239
Report ID 2018032735
Event Date March 20, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 238310
Inspection # 1303583
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -79.10000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was installing insulation from a scissor lift that was 15 to 20 feet above ground level when he flipped over the railing and landed on the ground, injuring his back. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2018, a worker at Alleghany Industrial Insulation, Inc. in MARIENVILLE, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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