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Riggs Distler & Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. in FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. Report ID 2016043131
Address 16th Street & Hannah Avenue City, State ZIP FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130
Event Date April 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Utility and telephone poles
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1141064
GPS Coordinates 41.87000, -87.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tossed from an aerial lift/bucket when the silo/pole being lifted broke away and struck the arm of the aerial lift. The employee sustained a broken left ankle and pelvis, a punctured lung, and a concussion.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2016, a worker at Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. in FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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