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Marschel Wrecking, L.L.C.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Marschel Wrecking, L.L.C. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer Marschel Wrecking, L.L.C. Report ID 20161211797
Address 8020 Virginia Ave. City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63114
Event Date December 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1199726
GPS Coordinates 38.54000, -90.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unbolting a storage tank when he stepped on a 3-foot segment of a grated platform that was not secured. He then fell 15 feet to the concrete floor below, breaking his left hip and requiring overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2016, a worker at Marschel Wrecking, L.L.C. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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