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Bilfinger Westcon, Inc.

Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Fractures — SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bilfinger Westcon, Inc. in SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Bilfinger Westcon, Inc. Report ID 2015118588
Address Mark West Liberty Mobley Processing Facility, 14624 North Fork Road City, State ZIP SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 26437
Event Date November 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1106343
GPS Coordinates 39.50000, -80.56000

Incident Narrative

On November 13, 2015, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee was working from an aerial lift and signaling a crane lifting a pipe. The crane was overloaded, tipped, and struck the aerial basket the employee was riding in. The employee was bounced out of the aerial lift. When the crane sat back down, the employee was bounced back in the aerial lift and back out again. The employee suffered a spinal fracture, broken ribs, and multiple facial fractures, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2015, a worker at Bilfinger Westcon, Inc. in SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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