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Sunkota Construction

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sunkota Construction in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Sunkota Construction Report ID 2016020959
Address 2501 West 22nd Street City, State ZIP SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57105
Event Date February 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.53000, -96.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 6 feet while dismantling scaffolding at a jobsite and was hospitalized with a fractured right foot and lower back injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2016, a worker at Sunkota Construction in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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