EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAM SOCIETY - ST. JOHN'S

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAM SOCIETY - ST. JOHN'S in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAM SOCIETY - ST. JOHN'S Report ID 2019044146
Address 2201 East 32nd Street City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68847
Event Date April 23, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -99.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the roof on a single-story building working on cleaning out the rain gutters. He was standing and bent over to reach the gutter. He lost balance and fell to the ground, sustaining broken bones in the legs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2019, a worker at EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAM SOCIETY - ST. JOHN'S in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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