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Maguire Iron, Inc.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Fractures — SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Maguire Iron, Inc. in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Maguire Iron, Inc. Report ID 2020054907
Address 1610 N Minnesota Ave, PO Box 1446 City, State ZIP SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57101
Event Date May 27, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet Source of Injury Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1476544
GPS Coordinates 43.56000, -96.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting a water tower with a pneumatic paint sprayer. While on top of the water tower, the employee slipped and fell over the edge striking the catwalk and then the ground about 100 feet below. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures. The employee was wearing a harness with a lanyard attachment, but the lanyard was not attached to an anchor point.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2020, a worker at Maguire Iron, Inc. in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with towers, poles, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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