Northwest Contracting

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - BISMARCK, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Northwest Contracting in BISMARCK, North Dakota
Employer Northwest Contracting
Address 1465 East Lasalle
City, State ZIP BISMARCK, North Dakota 58503
Report ID 2015097176
Event Date September 29, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 46.85943, -100.76978

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Incident Narrative

An employee was filling wall forms with concrete from a pump truck. He fell off of the 4-foot concrete form he was working on and his leg struck the concrete footer at the bottom of the concrete wall, fracturing his femur.

Incident Summary

On September 29, 2015, a worker at Northwest Contracting in BISMARCK, North Dakota suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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