Tri-State Printing, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Tri-State Printing, LLC | Report ID | 20191010499 |
| Address | MBTA State Street | City, State ZIP | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02206 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Railroad tracks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.33000, -70.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disassembling a scaffold. When the employee moved his side of the staging, the load became heavy and he fell backwards onto a railroad track. He suffered a broken rib.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2019, a worker at Tri-State Printing, LLC in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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