Custom Fiberglass Installations, LLC.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — DELAWARE CITY, Delaware

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Custom Fiberglass Installations, LLC. in DELAWARE CITY, Delaware
Employer Custom Fiberglass Installations, LLC.
Address 205 New Castle Avenue, Lot (a home under construction) is about 100 feet from this street address.
City, State ZIP DELAWARE CITY, Delaware 19706
Report ID 2022010845
Event Date January 28, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-improvised staging
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238310
Inspection # 1575766
GPS Coordinates 39.57126, -75.58821

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Incident Narrative

An employee and three co-workers were working to cover a second-story deck with a fiberglass waterproofing membrane. A two-by-four wooden plank was placed between the second-story deck under construction across to an adjacent second-story deck to walk back and forth between the decks via the plank. The employee attempted to walk the plank when the plank snapped and he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, striking his chest on lower deck framing before hitting the ground. The employee suffered a chest injury and broken ribs.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2022, a worker at Custom Fiberglass Installations, LLC. in DELAWARE CITY, Delaware suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-improvised staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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