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EHC Industries, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — DEKALB, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EHC Industries, Inc. in DEKALB, ILLINOIS
Employer EHC Industries, Inc. Report ID 2018076967
Address NIU Holmes Student Center, 340 Carol Ave. City, State ZIP DEKALB, ILLINOIS 60115
Event Date July 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562910 Inspection # 1329464
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -88.76000

Incident Narrative

On July 11, 2018, an employee was working from a mobile scaffold, about 12 feet above a concrete floor, to remove asbestos. He fell to the floor, fracturing his wrist and hip. The scaffold's guardrails had been removed at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2018, a worker at EHC Industries, Inc. in DEKALB, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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