Clark Concrete, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clark Concrete, LLC in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Clark Concrete, LLC Report ID 2021097553
Address Medstar Georgetown Medical, 3800 Reservoir Rd. City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20007
Event Date September 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.91000, -77.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hoisting an 18-inch, 6-foot wooden work platform from the ground to a height of 12 feet. The cleat used to secure the rope failed causing the platform to fall 2-3 feet. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2021, a worker at Clark Concrete, LLC in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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