RJK CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - EXETER, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at RJK CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC in EXETER, Missouri
Employer RJK CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC
Address 13164 Farm road 1005
City, State ZIP EXETER, Missouri 65647
Report ID 20171010258
Event Date October 25, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238190
Inspection # 1273300
GPS Coordinates 36.68000, -94.04000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a work platform helping a coworker weld a brace in place on a structure when the platform tipped. He lost his balance and then fell approximately 10 feet, suffering a liver laceration, minor concussion, and broken wrist.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2017, a worker at RJK CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC in EXETER, Missouri suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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