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Dakotaland Sod Farm, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dakotaland Sod Farm, Inc. in HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Dakotaland Sod Farm, Inc. Report ID 2018066067
Address Cliff Avenue City, State ZIP HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA 57032
Event Date June 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1324240
GPS Coordinates 43.43000, -96.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing up scaffolding to put plastic on the roof and keep water out of recently poured wet concrete when the employee slipped on the wet scaffolding and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a broken right leg.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2018, a worker at Dakotaland Sod Farm, Inc. in HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.

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