Scherrer Construction Co., Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - WAUSAU, Wisconsin
| Employer | Scherrer Construction Co., Inc. |
| Address | 102 3rd Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | WAUSAU, Wisconsin 54401 |
| Report ID | 2023098469 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.96307, -89.63944 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were setting trusses while on a scaffold. The injured employee was holding one end of a truss in place on the wall as employees pulled on the other end of the truss to set their side. The end of the truss near the injured employee fell. He stepped back and fell approximately 5'5" from the scaffold to the concrete floor. The injured employee sustained lacerations to the face, mouth, nose, and skull as well as fractures to multiple ribs, orbital bones, the scapula and the clavicle.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2023, a worker at Scherrer Construction Co., Inc. in WAUSAU, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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