Foster's Professional Painting Plus, LLC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Foster's Professional Painting Plus, LLC in NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Foster's Professional Painting Plus, LLC Report ID 2022098517
Address 275 Cut Rd City, State ZIP NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03773
Event Date September 26, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # 1625216
GPS Coordinates 43.34000, -72.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder, painting around a light. The ladder slid out and the employee fell to the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered a broken left leg and ankle.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2022, a worker at Foster's Professional Painting Plus, LLC in NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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