RUMFORD, MAINE—
Strategic Environmental Response Solutions
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
Final narrative
A contractor employee was washing down an evaporator unit when they fell approximately 87 feet from a scaffold. The employee sustained fractures to their spine, collarbone and ribs, as well as injuries to their brain, lungs, and kidneys.
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