Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at BROOKS WELDING, INC.
Start: 8/29/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020088202 · 8/29/2020 · BROOKS WELDING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name: BROOKS WELDING, INC.
Location: 311 Barrington Road, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31535
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a 20-foot extension ladder. He fell from 16 feet up; his head struck a beam before he landed on the platform below, and he briefly lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, having suffered four cracked ribs, a cracked pelvic bone, a concussion, and a broken hand.

Source

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