King Construction Company Inc

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment — Fractures — NEODESHA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at King Construction Company Inc in NEODESHA, KANSAS
Employer King Construction Company Inc Report ID 2018077746
Address 1 mile west of U.S. 400 Highway and Granby Rd City, State ZIP NEODESHA, KANSAS 66757
Event Date July 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1335425
GPS Coordinates 37.42000, -95.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to move an 8-foot piece of piling from a 6-foot by 6-foot metal box. While the employee was partly inside the box, some welds holding the box together failed and the box partially collapsed. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2018, a worker at King Construction Company Inc in NEODESHA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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