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Casa Blanca Walls Finishing Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Casa Blanca Walls Finishing Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Casa Blanca Walls Finishing Inc. Report ID 2021021758
Address 130 Williams Street City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10038
Event Date February 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -74.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was plastering an apartment from a baker scaffold. The employee fell about 5.5 feet from the scaffold.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2021, a worker at Casa Blanca Walls Finishing Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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