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PINNACLE MANUFACTURING, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BOAZ, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PINNACLE MANUFACTURING, LLC in BOAZ, ALABAMA
Employer PINNACLE MANUFACTURING, LLC Report ID 2018099751
Address 512 WEST HENDERSON RD City, State ZIP BOAZ, ALABAMA 35957
Event Date September 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.21000, -86.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a stepladder removing a sling from a lifting lug that was welded onto a 300-pound weir wall when the lock nut came loose from the bolt, causing the weir wall to fall and knock the employee 4 to 5 feet off the stepladder to the ground. The employee suffered a lower right leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2018, a worker at PINNACLE MANUFACTURING, LLC in BOAZ, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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