Fractures

Name: Fractures at Altounian Construction, Inc.
Start: 8/7/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087516 · 8/7/2017 · Altounian Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board

Employer

Name: Altounian Construction, Inc.
Location: 721 McKinley Ave., LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, 60045
NAICS: 236116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been removing concrete forms from columns. The employee stepped onto a piece of plywood, which gave way, and fell 14 feet to the ground below. He fractured his lower back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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