Enterprise Masonry Corporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Cuts, lacerations — NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
| Employer | Enterprise Masonry Corporation | Report ID | 2017054308 |
| Address | New Castle County Library, Route 9 | City, State ZIP | NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE 19720 |
| Event Date | May 11, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238140 | Inspection # | 1231656 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.66000, -75.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the second level of a scaffold approximately eight feet high. The employee was reaching up to adjust the toe board for the level above when he slipped and fell through the mid-rail to the ground below. The employee suffered a left shoulder and elbow injury and a laceration above the left eye requiring stitches.
Incident Summary
On May 11, 2017, a worker at Enterprise Masonry Corporation in NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE suffered cuts, lacerations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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