SHORTRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — QUINCY, Illinois
| Employer | SHORTRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. |
| Address | 3806 Gardner Expressway |
| City, State ZIP | QUINCY, Illinois 62301 |
| Report ID | 2022054183 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Shovels |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 |
| Inspection # | 1598994 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.91542, -91.41187 |
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Incident Narrative
On May 13, 2022, an employee was engaged in a concrete pour for a building used for bulk salt storage. The employee set up scaffolding brackets and then placed a scaffolding plank onto the brackets. The employee then arranged for a concrete truck to dump concrete inside the forms that had already been installed. The employee stood on the scaffolding plank as the concrete was being poured in and used a shovel to pry on the rebar as it shifted when the concrete began flowing into the form. The shovel broke, the employee lost his balance, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right wrist and a shattered right ankle. Both injuries required surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2022, a worker at SHORTRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in QUINCY, Illinois suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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