Schroeder Steel Erection, Inc
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — HOLDREGE, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Schroeder Steel Erection, Inc | Report ID | 2016075948 |
| Address | 1329 W US-6 | City, State ZIP | HOLDREGE, NEBRASKA 68949 |
| Event Date | July 1, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | 1160554 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44000, -99.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On or about 7/1/16, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was climbing into an articulating boom lift from the horizontal section of a structural steel tube that was 12 feet above the ground when he began to slip. A coworker who was in the lift went to grab the employee and was pulled out of the lift, causing both employees to fall 12 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized overnight for a fractured vertebra. The coworker was not hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 1, 2016, a worker at Schroeder Steel Erection, Inc in HOLDREGE, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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