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Notre Dame High School, Inc.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Notre Dame High School, Inc. in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Notre Dame High School, Inc. Report ID 20181212572
Address 3417 Church Road City, State ZIP EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045
Event Date December 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot(feet) and knee(s)
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 611110 Inspection # 1364827
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -75.30000

Incident Narrative

A custodian was working from a portable scaffold system approximately 15 feet above the floor of the gym to repair lights in the scoreboard. Two additional employees were holding onto the scaffold at floor level. The employees tried to move the scaffold while the custodian was still on the platform. The scaffold tipped over and fell to the floor. The custodian and one of the employees on the floor suffered injuries. The custodian was hospitalized with a fractured knee cap and heel. The employee on the ground was treated at a hospital and released.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2018, a worker at Notre Dame High School, Inc. in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the foot(feet) and knee(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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