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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023098844 · 9/25/2023 · Prairie Bros. Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Scaffolds-improvised staging
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Prairie Bros. Construction, Inc.
Location
575 E 4th Ave., CLIFTON, ILLINOIS, 60927
NAICS
238170
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing vinyl siding on a one-story garage from a plank supported between ladder jacks. The employee placed a 4-foot step ladder on the scaffold plank to install the last piece when they fell 10 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a crush injury to the L2 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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