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Component Assembly Systems

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet — Fractures and dislocations — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Component Assembly Systems in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Component Assembly Systems Report ID 2018066464
Address 33 Congress Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
Event Date June 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.35000, -71.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a bakers scaffold when it tipped over and the worker fell six feet. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a dislocated hip.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2018, a worker at Component Assembly Systems in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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