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Buffalo Rock Company

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buffalo Rock Company in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Buffalo Rock Company Report ID 2023065192
Address 422 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35211
Event Date June 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection # 1677970
GPS Coordinates 33.44000, -86.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping off a walkway that was about 3 feet above the ground. He slipped, landed on the metal handrails of the stairs below, and suffered broken bones on the left side of his ribcage.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2023, a worker at Buffalo Rock Company in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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