Other fall to lower level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Granite State Plumbing and Heating LLC, 17 Oil Mill Road, WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03281
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee was inspecting equipment stored on top of a storage container when they fell from the storage container to the ground. The employee sustained a head and back injury.
Hospitalized Head and trunk Nonpressurized containers unspecified
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