Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SERVPRO OF SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY, 3915 Mountain Vista Road, STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 18360
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was doing remediation work following a water loss in a mobile home. The employee fell through a water-weakened spot in the OSB subfloor to the ground under the trailer, about 10 feet below. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was laying out a 2-by-4 for railing on a second floor. The employee fell backward through an opening and landed on a concrete floor about 9.5 feet below, suffering broken vertebrae.
An employee was a spotter for a trap door that was being tested prior to a show. The trap door activated and the employee fell approximately 8 feet onto stunt mats that were covering the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder, a dislocated right ankle, and a sprained left ankle.
An employee was moving a robot when they fell approximately 9 feet through a catwalk hole and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a head injury.
An employee was working in the attic of a modular home. As he was attaching a 2x4, the employee fell 9 feet through the ceiling to the ground. He sustained a fracture near the spinal cord.
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