Sprains, strains, minor tears

Name: Sprains, strains, minor tears at Victory Fire Protection, Inc.
Start: 7/16/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076465 · 7/16/2024 · Victory Fire Protection, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck and back
Nature of injury: Sprains, strains, minor tears

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: Victory Fire Protection, Inc.
Location: 400 Pennbrook Parkway, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19464
NAICS: 922160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking on a roof truss while looking for a leak in a fire suppression system when the truss collapsed and the employee fell approximately 12 to 13 feet. The employee sustained scrapes and abrasions to the front left area of their upper rib cage and strains to their back and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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