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Gravity Contractors, LLC

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — BOISE, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gravity Contractors, LLC in BOISE, IDAHO
Employer Gravity Contractors, LLC Report ID 2020099137
Address 3555 N Milwaukee St City, State ZIP BOISE, IDAHO 83704
Event Date September 25, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Existing roof openings, other than skylights
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1495700
GPS Coordinates 43.63000, -116.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making improvements to a railing on an upper floor of a steel structure. The employee fell 14 feet through a roof opening to a lower level and sustained seven broken ribs, and fractures to the wrist, elbow, and pelvis.

Incident Summary

On September 25, 2020, a worker at Gravity Contractors, LLC in BOISE, IDAHO suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with existing roof openings, other than skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 237 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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