Performance Construction Service Inc.

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Fractures — OLYPHANT, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Performance Construction Service Inc. in OLYPHANT, Pennsylvania
Employer Performance Construction Service Inc.
Address 102 Life Science Drive
City, State ZIP OLYPHANT, Pennsylvania 18447
Report ID 2024032716
Event Date March 26, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Trunk and other upper extremities
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ground
Secondary Source Sheets, panels wood, plywood, MDF
Industry (NAICS) 238350
GPS Coordinates 41.52000, -75.62000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring concrete forms into a trench when another employee threw a board to him, causing him to fall approximately three feet to the dirt floor of the trench. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder and four or five broken ribs.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2024, a worker at Performance Construction Service Inc. in OLYPHANT, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with ground identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 33 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.

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