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Eshbro Construction, LLC

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eshbro Construction, LLC in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Employer Eshbro Construction, LLC Report ID 2017076951
Address 4439 Governor Prince Blvd., DD's Discount Store (new commercial construction) City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19802
Event Date July 25, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1249632
GPS Coordinates 39.75000, -75.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was straddling a beam approximately 19 feet above the ground when he lost his balance while preparing to connect a beam being hoisted into place by a crane. He fell to the ground, striking dirt and the first course of cement block around the building's foundation. He fractured his nose and arm and was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2017, a worker at Eshbro Construction, LLC in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with girders, beams, structural steel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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