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Waggoner Construction, Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waggoner Construction, Inc in SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waggoner Construction, Inc Report ID 20211110282
Address K & L Feeds, 2243 US 522 City, State ZIP SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17870
Event Date November 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Ratchet drivers-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a steam valve while working from an elevated plywood platform. The ratchet he was using slipped from the valve bolt, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately 8 feet to floor below. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2021, a worker at Waggoner Construction, Inc in SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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