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Parvin-Clauss Sign Company Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures and dislocations — AURORA, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Parvin-Clauss Sign Company Co., Inc. in AURORA, ILLINOIS
Employer Parvin-Clauss Sign Company Co., Inc. Report ID 20201112149
Address 21021 N Eola RD City, State ZIP AURORA, ILLINOIS 60502
Event Date November 13, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 339950 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.76000, -88.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a plywood cover over a 6-foot-deep excavation for a post hole sign base. The soil at the edge of the excavation failed and the employee fell into the hole, and his right humerus was fractured with a dislocation at the shoulder joint.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2020, a worker at Parvin-Clauss Sign Company Co., Inc. in AURORA, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and dislocations to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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