Fractures

Name: Fractures at Core Insulation Contractors
Start: 11/15/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110530 · 11/15/2023 · Core Insulation Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Core Insulation Contractors
Location: 1051 University St, ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS, 71999
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on an 8-foot step ladder while wrapping insulation around an air duct. As he pulled a section of insulation around, the momentum caused him to fall approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a compression fracture of the L1 vertebra.

Source

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