BORO CONSTRUCTION INC.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — PENNSBURG, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BORO CONSTRUCTION INC. in PENNSBURG, Pennsylvania
Employer BORO CONSTRUCTION INC.
Address Upper Perkiomen Middle School, Montgomery Avenue
City, State ZIP PENNSBURG, Pennsylvania 18073
Report ID 2019010247
Event Date January 8, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1369997
GPS Coordinates 40.38490, -75.49643

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Incident Narrative

An employee was washing down brick from a scaffold when the employee fell approximately 25 feet from the scaffold to the ground/wall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg, broken hip, and broken nose.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2019, a worker at BORO CONSTRUCTION INC. in PENNSBURG, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified 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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