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ACV Environmental

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ACV Environmental in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer ACV Environmental Report ID 2021064844
Address 6 Shire Drive City, State ZIP NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS 02056
Event Date June 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.08000, -71.30000

Incident Narrative

A railing gave way causing an employee to fall 4 feet in a warehouse. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2021, a worker at ACV Environmental in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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