Walker Masonry and Sons, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Dislocation of joints — BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Walker Masonry and Sons, Inc. | Report ID | 20161010073 |
| Address | Sheffield Drive near Hwy 12W | City, State ZIP | BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS 72712 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Dislocation of joints | Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-self-supporting staging |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.36000, -94.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was extending a scaffold being used by employees to lay bricks for a school wall. As the employee was bolting down the scaffold towers, his wrench slipped off the bolt. This caused the employee to fall over the front of the scaffold and over the brick wall being built. The employee suffered a possible hip fracture and a dislocated shoulder.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2016, a worker at Walker Masonry and Sons, Inc. in BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered dislocation of joints to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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