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Eslinger Construction & Ready Mix, INC

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — DODGE CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eslinger Construction & Ready Mix, INC in DODGE CITY, KANSAS
Employer Eslinger Construction & Ready Mix, INC Report ID 20191112340
Address 510 East Trail, Omnium Fertilizer Plant City, State ZIP DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801
Event Date November 30, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-improvised staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1448997
GPS Coordinates 37.75000, -100.01000

Incident Narrative

During a project to make way for a fire sprinkler system, employees were doing demolition work. While approximately 15 feet above the concrete floor, the employees worked from a 2x12x20 plank in the rafters. The injured employee was using a leaf rake to remove insulation when the employee fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete floor below, suffering a head injury.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2019, a worker at Eslinger Construction & Ready Mix, INC in DODGE CITY, KANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-improvised staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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