Fractures

Name: Fractures at Swiss Farm Stores, Inc.
Start: 8/29/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088928 · 8/29/2018 · Swiss Farm Stores, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified

Employer

Name: Swiss Farm Stores, Inc.
Location: 220 West Main Street, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19401
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold, spray-painting the awning of a building. The scaffold began to roll; the employee fell from it to the sidewalk 8 feet below, landing on his back and suffering two broken wrist bones and a broken pelvis.

Source

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