Fractures

Name: Fractures at Western Wallboard Systems, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076328 · 7/17/2023 · Western Wallboard Systems, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Windows, openings
Secondary source: Handrails, banisters

Employer

Name: Western Wallboard Systems, Inc.
Location: 6151 N Fountain Ln., GARDEN CITY, IDAHO, 83714
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying trash from the trash room on the second story of a building. As he was moving a bag of trash out of his way, the employee lost his balance and went to catch himself on the guardrail. The guardrail gave way and the employee fell out of the window to the ground below, sustaining two broken ankles.

Source

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