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GENERAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions — STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GENERAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. in STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer GENERAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Report ID 2019021207
Address 100 Leominster Road City, State ZIP STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS 01564
Event Date February 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1376265
GPS Coordinates 42.45000, -71.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a roof top unit and was either ascending or descending the roof hatch ladder when he lost his footing and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained broken eye sockets, a concussion, a fractured knee and internal bleeding.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2019, a worker at GENERAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. in STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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