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Skyline Decorating, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Skyline Decorating, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Skyline Decorating, Inc. Report ID 20181111409
Address Goole Phase 4, 1000 W. Fulton Market City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607
Event Date November 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541410 Inspection # 1358946
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

On November 5, 2018, a painter was cutting in the paint from a wall to a ceiling, working from a scaffold 6 feet high. The employee fell from the scaffold, landing on the concrete floor below and suffering fractures to both wrists and a fractured skull. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2018, a worker at Skyline Decorating, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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