Fractures

Name: Fractures at General Fire & Safety
Start: 11/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110828 · 11/27/2023 · General Fire & Safety

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: General Fire & Safety
Location: 3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68137
NAICS: 922160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.

Source

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