FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA—
Aven Fire Systems Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Aven Fire Systems Inc., Mountain State Carbon, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 26037 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 9, 2018,at approximately 12:25 a.m., an employee was walking along a grated walkway while inspecting fire extinguishers at a third-party facility when the grating gave way. He then fell approximately 20 feet and injured his back, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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