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LaPelusa Home Improvement, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LaPelusa Home Improvement, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer LaPelusa Home Improvement, Inc. Report ID 2019054748
Address 1909 N. Hudson Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614
Event Date May 9, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238350 Inspection # 1401883
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing an exterior aluminum trim when the employee fell from a ladder jack scaffold to the ground, suffering a broken left wrist and fractured pelvis.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2019, a worker at LaPelusa Home Improvement, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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