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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241110450 · 11/8/2024 · Con-Tech Insulation, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source
Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Con-Tech Insulation, LLC
Location
366 W 4th St., EUREKA, MISSOURI, 63025
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a work platform approximately 20 feet high installing batt insulation. As he was climbing down using the step on the platform, it tipped forward causing the employee to fall backward and land on his wrist. The employee was hospitalized for an open fracture of the left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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