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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024109664 · 10/17/2024 · Kent Greenwood Plastering Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Scalp
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary source
Boulders

Employer

Name
Kent Greenwood Plastering Co.
Location
615 W Euclid Str., PITTSBURG, KANSAS, 66762
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving from a residential roof onto a scaffold. The employee fell through the scaffolding to a rock ledge about 10 feet below, suffering an injury to the back of the head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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