Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at United Building Materials
Start: 2/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021762 · 2/27/2016 · United Building Materials

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: United Building Materials
Location: 4140 Fisher Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
NAICS: 444190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 27, 2016, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an employee fell off a load of drywall on the back of a truck while preparing to unload it. The employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, fracturing vertebrae and suffering a concussion. The employee required head staples.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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