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MECO-Henne Contracting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — FREMONT, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MECO-Henne Contracting, Inc. in FREMONT, NEBRASKA
Employer MECO-Henne Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2015097227
Address 3200 Military Ave City, State ZIP FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025
Event Date September 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-improvised staging
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1096099
GPS Coordinates 41.43000, -96.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding angle edge onto steel beams. The employee placed a scaffold plank across two beams to provide a surface on which to sit while welding. He slipped and fell fracturing a hip.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2015, a worker at MECO-Henne Contracting, Inc. in FREMONT, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-improvised staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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