Fractures

Name: Fractures at Century Steel Erectors Inc.
Start: 10/27/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010203 · 10/27/2020 · Century Steel Erectors 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 11 to 15 feet
Source: Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Century Steel Erectors Inc.
Location: Geisinger Health Care, MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17756
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing steel construction on a commercial building. He climbed out onto the long cantilever and attached his fall protection to the cantilever. The bolts which attached the cantilever to the main structure failed and the employee fell approximately 15 feet onto a hard surface. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken elbow, and a head laceration.

Source

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