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Lariat Construction, Inc

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lariat Construction, Inc in EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lariat Construction, Inc Report ID 20181111494
Address 277 W. Lincoln Way City, State ZIP EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA 19341
Event Date November 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # 1359337
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -75.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping out onto a 12-foot-wide, 6-foot-deep wood platform raised to a third-story window opening with a telescoping boom forklift. The platform flipped off the side of the forks and the employee fell about 24 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a fractured neck vertebra and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2018, a worker at Lariat Construction, Inc in EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered 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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