B&R Painting Contractors, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — DULUTH, GEORGIA
| Employer | B&R Painting Contractors, Inc. | Report ID | 20191213042 |
| Address | 2915 Premier Parkway | City, State ZIP | DULUTH, GEORGIA 30097 |
| Event Date | December 19, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.00000, -84.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was painting on a scaffold when he slipped and fell approximately 5 feet from the scaffold to the floor. He was hospitalized with a fracture to the L2 vertebra.
Incident Summary
On December 19, 2019, a worker at B&R Painting Contractors, Inc. in DULUTH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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