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Greenbrier Resort

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries — WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Greenbrier Resort in WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Greenbrier Resort Report ID 2021054176
Address 300 West Main Street City, State ZIP WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA 24986
Event Date May 21, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Pools
Industry (NAICS) 721120 Inspection # 1535309
GPS Coordinates 37.78000, -80.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to repaint the indoor pool. The pool had been drained and a scaffold was erected inside of the pool. The employee leaned over the railing to drop a broom down to another employee working below when the midrail on the scaffold failed causing the employee to fall 12 feet before striking cross bracing and then fall another three feet to the bottom of the pool. The employee was hospitalized for a broken wrist and internal abdominal injuries.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2021, a worker at Greenbrier Resort in WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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