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RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — OSWEGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. in OSWEGO, ILLINOIS
Employer RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Report ID 2018010724
Address Fox Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant, 682 State Rte. 31 City, State ZIP OSWEGO, ILLINOIS 60543
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

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

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