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Building Systems Erectors, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — CINCINNATI, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Building Systems Erectors, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Building Systems Erectors, Inc. Report ID 2018088143
Address 1920 Tennessee Ave City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45212
Event Date August 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1338195
GPS Coordinates 39.16000, -84.46000

Incident Narrative

Employees were performing steel erection activities and placing clips, insulation and roof sheeting onto a pre-engineered metal building. The employees were walking and working from a partial bundle of roof sheeting (approximately 3 sheets). During the operation, an employee stepped on an inadequately supported area of the roof sheeting partial bundle; the sheets bent down and the employee fell 21 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and tailbone.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2018, a worker at Building Systems Erectors, Inc. in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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