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E. A. Renfroe & Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at E. A. Renfroe & Company, Inc. in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer E. A. Renfroe & Company, Inc. Report ID 2023021876
Address 2610 Spicewood Trail NE City, State ZIP HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35811
Event Date February 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541350 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.75000, -86.55000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was accessing the second level of a two-story residential home to conduct a roof inspection. The ladder was positioned on the first level and was extended up to the second level. The ladder shifted as she neared the second level, causing the employee to fall from the ladder and roll from the first level to the dirt ground. The employee sustained fractures of the cervical vertebrae, ribs, and humerus as well as a knee laceration.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2023, a worker at E. A. Renfroe & Company, Inc. in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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