Thompson Construction Services, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - PINE BLUFF, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Thompson Construction Services, LLC in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas
Employer Thompson Construction Services, LLC
Address 5100 Industrial Dr S
City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, Arkansas 71602
Report ID 2015096959
Event Date September 22, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238290
GPS Coordinates 34.25831, -92.06763

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a pallet holding an accumulator (equipment) in place while waiting for another employee to pick it up with a forklift. The employee standing on the pallet stepped in between the gaps of the pallet and fell down causing the equipment to fall on his right leg and fracture the femur.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2015, a worker at Thompson Construction Services, LLC in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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