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Linde Corporation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Linde Corporation in PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Linde Corporation Report ID 2019054545
Address 118 Armstrong Road City, State ZIP PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18640
Event Date May 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.30000, -75.75000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was working alone on May 4, 2019. The employee may have been performing a sanding operation in an office and fallen from a 6-foot step ladder. He was found with head trauma and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2019, a worker at Linde Corporation in PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. 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

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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