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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021109240 · 10/26/2021 · Argo Roofing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and neck
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
Source
Skylights
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Argo Roofing Company
Location
2265 Carlson, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m. an employee was performing roofing work on a commercial building and was walking backward moving a propane tank with a handcart. While moving the propane tank, the employee tripped over the raised lip of an unprotected skylight and fell through it to the concrete floor 20 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured cervical vertebra and multiple skull fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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