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HOLTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — LIBERTY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HOLTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, LLC in LIBERTY, MISSOURI
Employer HOLTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, LLC Report ID 2015129227
Address N Cleveland Ave. & NE 85th St. City, State ZIP LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068
Event Date December 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.24000, -94.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking along the top of a trench that was 4 feet deep, and was carrying a 13 foot long, 8 inch diameter PVC pipe. The victim slipped, fell into the trench, and sustained a broken neck.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2015, a worker at HOLTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, LLC in LIBERTY, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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