Creative Building Solutions, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — METTER, Georgia
| Employer | Creative Building Solutions, Inc. |
| Address | 37714 Georgia Highway 23 North |
| City, State ZIP | METTER, Georgia 30439 |
| Report ID | 2020065462 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet |
| Source of Injury | Roof trusses, joists |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| Inspection # | 1479304 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.37000, -82.13000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working from the ceiling joists while installing ductwork on a single-family residential house under new construction when one of the joists broke apart, causing him to fall approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor below. He fractured both wrists and his left elbow.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2020, a worker at Creative Building Solutions, Inc. in METTER, Georgia suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and elbow(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet, with roof trusses, joists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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| Nov 6, 2019 | J. N R. Gutters, Inc. | BRENTWOOD, New Hampshire | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Hosp. |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Ad Energy LLC | STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 19, 2018 | BAKERY FEEDS | HOPE, Arkansas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jun 21, 2022 | CMR Construction & Roofing, LLC | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| May 28, 2019 | A.E. STEEL ERECTORS INC. | ORWELL, Ohio | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Dec 15, 2017 | West Central Contractors LLC | PLANO, Illinois | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Commercial Building Associates, LLC | BELLEVILLE, Pennsylvania | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jan 17, 2019 | City Masonry, LLC | FULSHEAR, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
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