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CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC in LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC Report ID 2017054152
Address Lake St. Louis, Lot 27 Ridge Point City, State ZIP LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63367
Event Date May 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Walls
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -90.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was erecting a garage wall when it fell back and struck him. He was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2017, a worker at CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC in LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with walls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,936 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

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