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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098574 · 9/10/2016 · EMB Quality Masonry LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Stone, marble, granite slabs

Employer

Name
EMB Quality Masonry LLC
Location
2500 North State Street, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39216
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a scaffold to set a stone in place. The stone panel slipped out of the synthetic webbing sling and struck the scaffold platform, causing the planks to separate. The employee fell through the scaffold about 35 feet, breaking his right leg and right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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