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CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — DES PERES, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC in DES PERES, MISSOURI
Employer CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC Report ID 2018032065
Address 11736 Middleview Dr. City, State ZIP DES PERES, MISSOURI 63131
Event Date March 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # 1302008
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -90.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 3 to 4 feet off the ground, attempting to install a porch ceiling soffit, when the ladder and employee tumbled to the ground. The employee's leg was pinned in a rung of the ladder, fracturing the tibia and fibula. The ladder was placed on loose fill rock at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2018, a worker at CON-TECH CARPENTRY, LLC in DES PERES, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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