Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-21 | White Sulphur Springs | Wv | Greenbrier Resort | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was preparing to repaint the indoor pool. The pool had been drained and a scaffold was erected inside of the pool. The employee leaned over the railing to drop a broom down to another employee working below when the midrail on the scaffold failed causing the employee to fall 12 feet before striking cross bracing and then fall another three feet to the bottom of the pool. The employee was hospitalized for a broken wrist and internal abdominal injuries. | |||||
2019-04-10 | White Sulphur Springs | West Virgini | The Greenbrier | Multiple trunk locations | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was removing a metal roof at a stable. The employee fell through an opening left by a removed roof panel, landing in a horse stall about 15 feet below. The employee suffered injuries to the back and pelvis and was hospitalized. |