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Genco Masonry Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Genco Masonry Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Genco Masonry Inc. Report ID 2022076362
Address 4000 Wisconsin Ave. City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20016
Event Date July 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Confined spaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.94000, -77.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was erecting a frame-supported scaffold in a shaft. The employee fell approximately 15 feet and sustained fractures to the lower spine requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2022, a worker at Genco Masonry Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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