MAP BUILDING PRODUCTS OF SAGAMORE, LLC

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Fractures — EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MAP BUILDING PRODUCTS OF SAGAMORE, LLC in EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts
Employer MAP BUILDING PRODUCTS OF SAGAMORE, LLC
Address 10 Mayfield Lane
City, State ZIP EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts 02539
Report ID 2017032728
Event Date March 24, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-improvised staging
Industry (NAICS) 238310
GPS Coordinates 41.39000, -70.52000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a plank supported by two A-frame ladders when the plank broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 5 feet and break the right femur. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 24, 2017, a worker at MAP BUILDING PRODUCTS OF SAGAMORE, LLC in EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-improvised staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.

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