SNS Construction Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - BARTONVILLE, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SNS Construction Services, Inc. in BARTONVILLE, Illinois
Employer SNS Construction Services, Inc.
Address 4319 Entec Dr.
City, State ZIP BARTONVILLE, Illinois 61607
Report ID 2015129378
Event Date December 10, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1112359
GPS Coordinates 40.63757, -89.66295

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Incident Narrative

An employee was hanging dry wall from a 5-ft high scaffold and was found unconscious on the floor with multiple skull fractures by his co-worker who heard the noise from the other side of the wall and came to his aid. The employer assumes the employee was climbing down when the scaffold tipped over and he fell head first onto the concrete floor.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2015, a worker at SNS Construction Services, Inc. in BARTONVILLE, Illinois suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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