Fractures

Name: Fractures at Clearwater Construction Inc.
Start: 7/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076551 · 7/19/2016 · Clearwater Construction Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Clearwater Construction Inc.
Location: Dam Road, Pymatuming Dam, JAMESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16134
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A 4'x11' concrete form wall was being lifted with a crane. During the lift, an employee walked near the lift area to retrieve some tools. As the employee walked into the lift area, the form wall got caught on another piece of the construction project. The form wall came out of it's rigging and fell to the ground, tipped over, and struck the employee on the head and back. The employee was hospitalized and suffered 2 fractured vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown