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Harcon, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Harcon, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer Harcon, Inc. Report ID 2019088837
Address 702 East Congress Street City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401
Event Date August 26, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.07000, -81.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dismantling sections of scaffolding. A section of the scaffolding took his personal fall protection with it as it fell, causing the employee to fall about 15 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured left shin and a laceration to his forehead.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2019, a worker at Harcon, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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