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Omni Environmental

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Omni Environmental in CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Omni Environmental Report ID 2021021028
Address 210 Columbia Street City, State ZIP CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02141
Event Date February 4, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Skylights
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541620 Inspection # 1514099
GPS Coordinates 42.36000, -71.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing with his back to a skylight when he stepped backward and fell through the skylight, sustaining a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2021, a worker at Omni Environmental in CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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