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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017010427 · 1/13/2017 · Black Construction Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Black Construction Corporation
Location
277-NEW-3NEW-2, HAGATNA, GUAM, 96910
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Friday, January 13, 2017, at approximately 8:20 AM, an employee was moving rebar on the third floor when he stepped out onto unsupported plywood and fell approximately 10 feet onto the second floor stairway. The guardrail had been removed the previous evening to allow removal of formwork and was not reinstalled. The employee suffered a compression fracture of the T11 vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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