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Summit Painting LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — STREETSBORO, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Summit Painting LLC in STREETSBORO, OHIO
Employer Summit Painting LLC Report ID 20181212768
Address 9300 Jefferson St. City, State ZIP STREETSBORO, OHIO 44241
Event Date December 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # 1366855
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -81.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting a wall while standing on a scaffold approximately two feet high. The employee fell off the scaffold and struck his head on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture and brain bleed.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2018, a worker at Summit Painting LLC in STREETSBORO, OHIO suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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