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Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024065240 · 6/13/2024 · KLE Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary source
Fall protection equipment

Employer

Name
KLE Construction Company
Location
415 E North St, AKRON, OHIO, 44304
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on reinforcing steel rebar while wearing a full body harness with a retractable hook. The bar that the employee was hooked to bent and the fall protection slid off, causing the employee to fall 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, damaged ear canal, broken bones in the face, a broken collar bone, three brain bleeds, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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