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Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024010714 · 1/23/2024 · 31-W Insulation Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk unspecified
Nature of injury
Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
31-W Insulation Co., Inc.
Location
4313 Northwood Estates Dr, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35473
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a rafter in an attic installing attic rulers when they slipped and fell approximately 9 feet through the sheetrock to the floor below. The employee suffered a crush injury to the L6 and L7 vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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