Restoration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Restoration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Restoration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc Report ID 2022076613
Address 2222 S Hoover Rd City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67209
Event Date July 27, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Roof surfaces other than roof edge
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1611500
GPS Coordinates 37.65000, -97.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inside a dumpster rearranging debris. The clamp of a chute, running to the dumpster from the roof, failed. Pieces of the parapet wall it had been attached to fell and struck the employee, who suffered multiple facial fractures.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2022, a worker at Restoration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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