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Erin Construction, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Erin Construction, Inc. in WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Erin Construction, Inc. Report ID 2018032981
Address 401 Warren Road City, State ZIP WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19087
Event Date March 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection # 1306141
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -75.42000

Incident Narrative

While disassembling a scaffold, an employee fell from the fourth level of the scaffold to the ground, fracturing the C-6 vertebra and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2018, a worker at Erin Construction, Inc. in WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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