Topbuild corporation

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MINOT, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Topbuild corporation in MINOT, MAINE
Employer Topbuild corporation Report ID 2021010149
Address 12 Brighton Hill Road City, State ZIP MINOT, MAINE 04258
Event Date January 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # 1509712
GPS Coordinates 44.16000, -70.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing insulation from a six-foot scaffold, stepped backward, and fell off the scaffold. The employee was hospitalized for a bruised kidney.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2021, a worker at Topbuild corporation in MINOT, MAINE suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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