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Brown Construction

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brown Construction in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
Employer Brown Construction Report ID 2017109788
Address First Missouri State Bank, 2910 Baron Road City, State ZIP POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901
Event Date October 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Secondary Source Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1270602
GPS Coordinates 36.77000, -90.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the second floor of a job site, which had a safety rail system around the perimeter. He was bending over to pick up a piece of wire mesh when he lost his balance and grabbed for the safety rail. One of the uprights then detached, allowing him to fall to the first floor (concrete). He broke his right leg.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2017, a worker at Brown Construction in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 237 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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