Jet Stream Guttering Corp.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - LENEXA, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Jet Stream Guttering Corp. in LENEXA, Kansas
Employer Jet Stream Guttering Corp.
Address 8506 Widmer
City, State ZIP LENEXA, Kansas 66215
Report ID 2018033013
Event Date March 28, 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 Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238390
Inspection # 1308583
GPS Coordinates 38.97470, -94.74731

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder installing guttering on a residential house when he lost his balance and fell approximately 20 feet, injuring his vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2018, a worker at Jet Stream Guttering Corp. in LENEXA, Kansas 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 extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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