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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017065462 · 6/14/2017 · Carreon Drywall

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Scaffolds-improvised staging

Employer

Name
Carreon Drywall
Location
9725 E. Westport, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 64052
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in a stairwell to conduct drywall finishing. The employee placed one end of a plank on the landing and the other end in the rung of an extension ladder and climbed onto the plank. The employee then fell 16 feet to the ground, fracturing the left heel and lumbar spine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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