Personnel Networks Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet - Fractures - MERIDIAN, Mississippi
| Employer | Personnel Networks Inc. |
| Address | 1500 Roebuck Drive |
| City, State ZIP | MERIDIAN, Mississippi 39301 |
| Report ID | 2019065618 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561311 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.34779, -88.69199 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a ladder installing a light fixture and fell approximately 3 feet when the metal ladder collapsed resulting in a broken right arm.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2019, a worker at Personnel Networks Inc. in MERIDIAN, Mississippi suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.
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| Nov 25, 2016 | CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES | VERONA, Pennsylvania | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Hosp. |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery | FORT BLISS, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Covered Wagon Trailers, LLC | FITZGERALD, Georgia | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Hosp. |
| Jun 30, 2019 | EnQuest Energy Solutions | HOUSTON, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Carpenter Powder Products Inc | WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island | Fractures | Hosp. |
| May 18, 2020 | Raul Painting Company, LLC | NEW CANAAN, Connecticut | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Mar 30, 2015 | Rite Aid Corporation | BUFFALO, New York | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Hosp. |
| May 16, 2017 | Boston Medical Center | BOSTON, Massachusetts | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
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