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Wilson Masonry Co

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — LEWES, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilson Masonry Co in LEWES, DELAWARE
Employer Wilson Masonry Co Report ID 2019054783
Address 107335 Sweet Briar Road City, State ZIP LEWES, DELAWARE 19958
Event Date May 10, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # 1402620
GPS Coordinates 38.75000, -75.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold shaking mortar when the employee stepped backward and fell approximately 20 feet between two boards to the ground below. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, fractured vertebrae, and a skull contusion.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2019, a worker at Wilson Masonry Co in LEWES, DELAWARE suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 160 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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