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Universal Drywall

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — AUBURN, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Universal Drywall in AUBURN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Universal Drywall Report ID 2021032435
Address 320 Rockingham Road City, State ZIP AUBURN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03032
Event Date March 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head, neck, and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1520873
GPS Coordinates 43.01000, -71.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell off a baker scaffold to the wooden deck 39 inches below, suffering head, neck, and back injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2021, a worker at Universal Drywall in AUBURN, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, neck, and trunk. 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.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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