Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — CENTRE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc. in CENTRE, ALABAMA
Employer Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc. Report ID 2024109155
Address 701 Commerce Street City, State ZIP CENTRE, ALABAMA 35960
Event Date October 1, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head and extremities
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1780714
GPS Coordinates 34.15000, -85.66000

Incident Narrative

After making a repair to sprinkler piping, an employee was being lowered to the ground via a forklift. They fell approximately 15 feet, struck the mast of the forklift and a cotton bale, and then fell to the warehouse floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their face, left wrist, and left femur.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2024, a worker at Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc. in CENTRE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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