Veyance Industrial Services, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Veyance Industrial Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2015031470 |
| Address | 12798 N Blackhawk Ln | City, State ZIP | MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS 62864 |
| Event Date | March 25, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Tables, worktables |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.31000, -88.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was guiding a forklift to set a roll of conveyor belting onto a stand on a table. The stand collapsed when the roll was set, and the employee was catapulted up and off of the table, landing 12 feet away on a concrete floor in a sitting position. He injured his right hip and buttocks and was hospitalized, and later had surgery to correct hip fractures.
Incident Summary
On March 25, 2015, a worker at Veyance Industrial Services, Inc. in MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with tables, worktables identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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