Pittsburg Tank and Tower Maintenance Company, Inc.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — GEFF, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pittsburg Tank and Tower Maintenance Company, Inc. in GEFF, ILLINOIS
Employer Pittsburg Tank and Tower Maintenance Company, Inc. Report ID 2016065172
Address Water Tower City, State ZIP GEFF, ILLINOIS 62842
Event Date June 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-suspended staging
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1155410
GPS Coordinates 38.44000, -88.40000

Incident Narrative

Two employees fell from scaffolding after it collapsed inside a water tower, striking the concrete floor. One was hospitalized with a broken arm.

Incident Summary

On June 11, 2016, a worker at Pittsburg Tank and Tower Maintenance Company, Inc. in GEFF, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-suspended staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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