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E-Built

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet — Fractures — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at E-Built in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer E-Built Report ID 2020087965
Address 2024 N. 2nd St. City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19122
Event Date August 21, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet Source of Injury Elevators
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1493655
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -75.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on top of an elevator car removing counterweights. The elevator car was being lowered when the coffing hoist holding it up snapped and the elevator car and the employee fell from the 10th floor to the basement. The employee sustained broken bones.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2020, a worker at E-Built in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 15 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet injuries.

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Mar 2, 2022 Perry & Perry Builders, Inc. ROCKDALE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
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Apr 15, 2015 Danny's Construction Company, Inc. VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 19, 2020 Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Hosp.
Dec 16, 2018 Climate Masters, Inc. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jul 5, 2017 Williams Specialty Services BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Mar 14, 2020 Atec Steel, LLC. HOUSTON, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 29, 2015 Asplundh Tree Expert Company BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.

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