Designed Equipment Acquisition Corp. dba Designed Equipment Corp.
Other jump to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Designed Equipment Acquisition Corp. dba Designed Equipment Corp. | Report ID | 2022054087 |
| Address | 300 S. Riverside Plaza | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60661 |
| Event Date | May 10, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other jump to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Grates and drains in floor surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.87000, -87.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a swing stage in an air plenum. The employee had just raised the swing stage to pass over a divider. The employee stood on an angle brace to push the pendant over. The employee then jumped down and their feet got caught in a floor vent causing them to fall backward and fracture both legs.
Incident Summary
On May 10, 2022, a worker at Designed Equipment Acquisition Corp. dba Designed Equipment Corp. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other jump to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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