RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - OSWEGO, Illinois
| Employer | RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. |
| Address | Fox Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant, 682 State Rte. 31 |
| City, State ZIP | OSWEGO, Illinois 60543 |
| Report ID | 2018010724 |
| Event Date | January 22, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds |
| Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Structures and surfaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238110 |
| Inspection # | 1289811 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.71000, -88.35000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working at a height of about 15 feet to remove gang forms and strip out a bulk head with another employee working on the opposite side of him. The employee was wearing a positioning belt and was tied off to an anchor point affixed to a rebar. As he was working, the positioning belt's hook slipped off the tie-off point and he fell, striking a protruding rebar at a lower level and puncturing his right thigh.
Incident Summary
On January 22, 2018, a worker at RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. in OSWEGO, Illinois suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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