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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023021430 · 2/14/2023 · Genesis Interiors, PLLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Source
Scaffolds-suspended staging
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Genesis Interiors, PLLC
Location
6625 S. Drexel Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60621
NAICS
423330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing tuckpointing while on a swing-stage scaffold. The rope on the scaffold broke and the side of the scaffold fell 20 feet to the ground. The employee impacted the ground and sustained a broken ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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