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Morton Buildings, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — JASPER, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Morton Buildings, Inc. in JASPER, ALABAMA
Employer Morton Buildings, Inc. Report ID 2019099473
Address 170 Drummond Place City, State ZIP JASPER, ALABAMA 35501
Event Date September 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Roof trusses, joists
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1431986
GPS Coordinates 33.95000, -87.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing purlins while tied off to a truss on a new construction commercial building. The truss rolled over and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, suffering broken vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2019, a worker at Morton Buildings, Inc. in JASPER, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with roof trusses, joists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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