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LIBERTY CARPENTRY INC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Sprains — NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LIBERTY CARPENTRY INC in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer LIBERTY CARPENTRY INC Report ID 2019021741
Address 53 Hummock Pond Road City, State ZIP NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554
Event Date February 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Sprains Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238350 Inspection # 1402703
GPS Coordinates 41.27000, -70.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a 6-foot stepladder, pulling a piece of wood from a concrete wall. The employee fell backward from the ladder to the ground, landing on their tool belt and suffering a back sprain.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2019, a worker at LIBERTY CARPENTRY INC in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS suffered sprains to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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