Grassie & Sons, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Dislocation of joints — BLOOMING GROVE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Grassie & Sons, Inc. |
| Address | Pocono Lakefront Project, SR 507 |
| City, State ZIP | BLOOMING GROVE, Pennsylvania 18428 |
| Report ID | 2022108904 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Dislocation of joints |
| Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| Inspection # | 1627524 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.37000, -75.15000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was bringing tools to the side of a trench that had just been dug and was being benched. The side of the trench collapsed, and the employee fell about 12 feet into the trench. The employee suffered a dislocated hip and an injured pelvis and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2022, a worker at Grassie & Sons, Inc. in BLOOMING GROVE, Pennsylvania suffered dislocation of joints to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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