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Rigo Construction Services, LLC.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — OPELIKA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rigo Construction Services, LLC. in OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Employer Rigo Construction Services, LLC. Report ID 2022076517
Address 3164 Lee Rd. 391 City, State ZIP OPELIKA, ALABAMA 36804
Event Date July 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # 1611105
GPS Coordinates 32.61000, -85.32000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were working from a scaffold at a residential home, installing a 12-to-14-foot beam at a height of about 16 feet. The beam slipped and knocked the employees off the scaffold, causing them to land on a concrete slab below. One employee sustained a sprained ankle and multiple broken ribs but was not hospitalized. The other employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture, brain swelling, as well as a fractured right forearm.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2022, a worker at Rigo Construction Services, LLC. in OPELIKA, ALABAMA suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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