A-lert Construction Services
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DECATUR, Alabama
| Employer | A-lert Construction Services |
| Address | 1400 Market St NE |
| City, State ZIP | DECATUR, Alabama 35601 |
| Report ID | 2019010408 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Neck and back |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-indoors |
| Secondary Source | Grates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.60000, -86.96000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee ascended a flight of seven metal stairs to check supplies. He was going back downstairs with and was making a turn on the landing when his boot became caught in the galvanized serrated metal grating, causing him to slip and fall to the metal steps, injuring his neck and back. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2019, a worker at A-lert Construction Services in DECATUR, Alabama suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck and back. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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