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Jamestown Painting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SMYRNA, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jamestown Painting, Inc. in SMYRNA, DELAWARE
Employer Jamestown Painting, Inc. Report ID 2023076749
Address 585 Big Oaks Road City, State ZIP SMYRNA, DELAWARE 19977
Event Date July 26, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.27000, -75.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing painting and clean-up activities when he fell approximately 14 feet from a ladder to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his right leg.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2023, a worker at Jamestown Painting, Inc. in SMYRNA, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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