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DK Framing

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DENTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DK Framing in DENTON, TEXAS
Employer DK Framing Report ID 20191010476
Address 12501 Pepper Ridge Ave. City, State ZIP DENTON, TEXAS 76201
Event Date October 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.22000, -97.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold, framing a roof. The employee fell 17 feet to the ground, suffering a back injury and a head contusion.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2019, a worker at DK Framing in DENTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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