Foti Contracting, LLC
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — ELYRIA, OHIO
| Employer | Foti Contracting, LLC | Report ID | 20200511250 |
| Address | 528 Garford Avenue | City, State ZIP | ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| 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) | 238140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.36000, -82.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was laying brick while working on a scaffold. The employee tripped and fell 20 feet from the scaffold to the ground below. The employee sustained a broken femur and tissue damage to the leg, as well as an injury to the rotator cuff, and cuts and scrapes.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2020, a worker at Foti Contracting, LLC in ELYRIA, OHIO suffered fractures to the thigh(s). 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
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