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Preferred Contractors

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — AUBURN, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Preferred Contractors in AUBURN, ALABAMA
Employer Preferred Contractors Report ID 20181010153
Address 1527 Malone Court City, State ZIP AUBURN, ALABAMA 36831
Event Date October 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection # 1354747
GPS Coordinates 32.58000, -85.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder with a bundle of shingles when another bundle of shingles was dropped from the roof onto him. He was knocked to the ground, landing on his head and suffering a head injury. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2018, a worker at Preferred Contractors in AUBURN, ALABAMA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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