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Industrial Radiator Works

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BLAIRSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Industrial Radiator Works in BLAIRSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Industrial Radiator Works Report ID 2018054982
Address 425 Serrell Drive City, State ZIP BLAIRSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15717
Event Date May 22, 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 less than 6 feet Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333132 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.43000, -79.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell 5 or 6 feet from a dumpster and was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2018, a worker at Industrial Radiator Works in BLAIRSVILLE, 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 less than 6 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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