Oliver Mechanical, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Oliver Mechanical, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire
Employer Oliver Mechanical, Inc.
Address 428 US Route 1 Bypass
City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire 03801
Report ID 2023032072
Event Date March 6, 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 Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310
GPS Coordinates 43.07000, -70.75000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a roof when he lost his footing and fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to the spine, femur, pelvis, and knee and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2023, a worker at Oliver Mechanical, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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