Fractures

Name: Fractures at Western Specialty Contractors
Start: 10/20/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109967 · 10/20/2020 · Western Specialty Contractors

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
Source: Existing roof openings, other than skylights
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Western Specialty Contractors
Location: State Farm Illinois Operation Center, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 61709
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 20, 2020, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was moving a 24-foot long beam with a co-worker. The employee fell backward through an open roof hatch approximately 17 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture.

Source

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