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KCS Contracting, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Concussions — HOLLAND, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KCS Contracting, LLC in HOLLAND, OHIO
Employer KCS Contracting, LLC Report ID 2018021810
Address 1458 Spring Meadows Drive City, State ZIP HOLLAND, OHIO 43528
Event Date February 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 236118 Inspection # 1298817
GPS Coordinates 41.61000, -83.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unscrewing track studs from the ceiling while standing on a Bakers scaffold. The scaffold rolled and the employee fell to the concrete ground below resulting in a concussion and a dislocated shoulder.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2018, a worker at KCS Contracting, LLC in HOLLAND, OHIO suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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