Patterson Construction Company, Inc.
Other jump to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Patterson Construction Company, Inc. |
| Address | 4750 Clairton Boulevard, Whitehall Independent Living Facility |
| City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania 15236 |
| Report ID | 2018043493 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other jump to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.35000, -79.97000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee used a step ladder to get onto a flat trailer and then climbed onto a precast plank. At the same time, a crane was lowering clamps onto a nearby plank to lift it. As the crane lifted the plank off of the truck, the plank came toward the employee. He jumped from the precast plank and trailer to the ground and landed on large rocks. His left leg rolled, breaking his left ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2018, a worker at Patterson Construction Company, Inc. in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 126 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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