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Kline Van and Specialty Rental

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kline Van and Specialty Rental in BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
Employer Kline Van and Specialty Rental Report ID 2021075729
Address 2925 Missouri 7 City, State ZIP BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI 64014
Event Date July 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 336214 Inspection # 1542257
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -94.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on scaffolding and was using a broom to push an air duct out of the way for a clear view of a pallet on pallet racking. While pushing the air duct, the broom gave way and bent in half, causing the employee to lose balance and fall forward. The employee fell from the scaffold, roughly 5 feet, to the floor and sustained 8 broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a laceration that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2021, a worker at Kline Van and Specialty Rental in BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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