Fire Systems Inc.

Fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fire Systems Inc. in DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts
Employer Fire Systems Inc.
Address 955 Reed Road
City, State ZIP DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts 02747
Report ID 2021086768
Event Date August 11, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 333999
GPS Coordinates 41.66016, -71.03613

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a sprinkler pipe. He fell into a utility cavity, hitting piping and injuring his back and ribs.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2021, a worker at Fire Systems Inc. in DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall to lower level, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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