USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ALLIANCE, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services in ALLIANCE, Nebraska
Employer USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services
Address 324 Laramie AVE
City, State ZIP ALLIANCE, Nebraska 69301
Report ID 2020011004
Event Date January 30, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 926140
GPS Coordinates 42.09733, -102.87225

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Incident Narrative

An employee was checking pigeon traps and fell off the roof. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and three fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2020, a worker at USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services in ALLIANCE, Nebraska suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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