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Swank Construction Company, LLC

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Swank Construction Company, LLC in MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Swank Construction Company, LLC Report ID 2016043145
Address Smock Bridge City, State ZIP MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16335
Event Date April 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1141022
GPS Coordinates 41.63000, -80.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee and coworker were installing a cable lifeline while standing on a scaffold platform. The wall plate of the middle scaffold support broke at the connection point, causing the employee and coworker to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2016, a worker at Swank Construction Company, LLC in MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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