B&M Drywall, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Intracranial injuries unspecified — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | B&M Drywall, LLC | Report ID | 20241010073 |
| Address | 2230 North 5th Street | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds, staging unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | 1785653 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.36000, -75.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 10/29/2024, an employee was assembling scaffolding when he mis-stepped and fell sideways from the scaffolding to a concrete surface 7-8 feet below. The employee sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2024, a worker at B&M Drywall, LLC in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered intracranial injuries unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with scaffolds, staging unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 590 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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