Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, Inc
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, Inc | Report ID | 2020098698 |
| Address | WV Potato Chip Factory, 512 West Virginia Ave | City, State ZIP | PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26101 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562910 | Inspection # | 1493114 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.28000, -81.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a lift to access a work platform to conduct work on an exhaust fan. As the employee stepped from the lift basket onto the work platform, the platform collapsed and the employee fell 16 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a fractured left hip, two left rib fractures, a fractured left arm, and a fractured left orbital bone.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2020, a worker at Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, Inc in PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 42 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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