Rio Verde Framing LLC
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Fractures — SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Rio Verde Framing LLC | Report ID | 2020076881 |
| Address | 6200 Watkins Avenue | City, State ZIP | SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS 72764 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Source of Injury | Structures and surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Guardrails, road dividers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238130 | Inspection # | 1485335 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.16000, -94.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been conducting framing work. The employee was laying plywood to a window opening and was leaning against the guardrail. The guardrail gave way and he fell from the third floor. He struck a beam on the second floor and landed between two concrete platforms in the grass. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a compressed fracture with retropulsion at the L2 vertebra, a pelvic fracture, and a non-displaced sacral alar fracture.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2020, a worker at Rio Verde Framing LLC in SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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