Federal Steel and Erection Company
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - ALTON, Illinois
| Employer | Federal Steel and Erection Company |
| Address | 1770 Homer Adams Parkway |
| City, State ZIP | ALTON, Illinois 62002 |
| Report ID | 2015096890 |
| Event Date | September 19, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 |
| Inspection # | 1094767 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.92087, -90.16283 |
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Incident Narrative
On Saturday, 9/19/15, at approximately 1:00 PM, a journeyman ironworker fell from the second deck of a structure to the first floor deck sustaining a broken wrist, several cracked ribs, and a head laceration. At the location where the incident occurred, two vertical stud members set on 16" centers had been removed to allow room for an access ladder. As the ironworker placed his weight upon the top plate (in the area where the studs had been removed) to secure the decking, the top plate bent causing the ironworker to fall onto the first floor deck.
Incident Summary
On September 19, 2015, a worker at Federal Steel and Erection Company in ALTON, Illinois suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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