Fractures

Name: Fractures at Waggoner Construction, Inc
Start: 11/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211110282 · 11/30/2021 · Waggoner Construction, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Ratchet drivers-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Waggoner Construction, Inc
Location: K & L Feeds, SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17870
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a steam valve while working from an elevated plywood platform. The ratchet he was using slipped from the valve bolt, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately 8 feet to floor below. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.

Source

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