LG BARCUS AND SONS
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | LG BARCUS AND SONS | Report ID | 2023087973 |
| Address | Rock Island Bridge, 0 Kansas Avenue | City, State ZIP | KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66102 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Girders, beams, structural steel |
| Secondary Source | Sledges, sledgehammers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.08000, -94.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a bridge girder. He was swinging a sledgehammer when it got caught in the horizontal safety line and caused the employee to lose balance. He fell 16 feet to the dirt ground below, landing on his left side. He sustained a fractured L5 vertebra.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2023, a worker at LG BARCUS AND SONS in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with girders, beams, structural steel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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