Advance Design & Construction

Fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advance Design & Construction in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Advance Design & Construction Report ID 2023010857
Address 15002 A Circle City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68144
Event Date January 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary Source Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.22000, -96.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing oriented strand board (OSB) along the outer edge of a platform. He left to replace the battery in his cordless saw. When he returned, he stepped onto a piece of OSB and fell approximately 5 feet onto an exposed stair stringer. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae in the neck.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2023, a worker at Advance Design & Construction in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall to lower level, unspecified, with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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