New Alliance Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - DULUTH, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at New Alliance Services, Inc. in DULUTH, Georgia
Employer New Alliance Services, Inc.
Address 2375 Main Street, (Annabelle on Main)
City, State ZIP DULUTH, Georgia 30097
Report ID 2021010376
Event Date January 14, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1511154
GPS Coordinates 34.01669, -84.12585

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2021, a worker at New Alliance Services, Inc. in DULUTH, Georgia suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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