Rock Valley Concrete Cutting LLC
Collapse, engulfment building or structure — Fractures — ROCKFORD, Illinois
| Employer | Rock Valley Concrete Cutting LLC |
| Address | 4747 Harrison Ave |
| City, State ZIP | ROCKFORD, Illinois 61106 |
| Report ID | 2024043487 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment building or structure |
| Source of Injury | Walls |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.23000, -89.02000 |
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Incident Narrative
One employee was sawing a wall while the injured employee was vacuuming water behind the section that was being cut. The wall fell down when the saw was removed from the wall and struck the injured employee, resulting in a broken arm and jaw.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2024, a worker at Rock Valley Concrete Cutting LLC in ROCKFORD, Illinois suffered fractures to the arm(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment building or structure, with walls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Collapse, engulfment building or structure" incidents in our database. Browse all Collapse, engulfment building or structure injuries.
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| May 1, 2024 | Orion Concrete Construction, LLC | HOUSTON, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Form Construction, LLC | PORT WENTWORTH, Georgia | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Hosp., Amp. |
| May 14, 2024 | Populus Careers | KYLE, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
| May 6, 2024 | Eco Material Technologies Inc. | FRANKLIN, Texas | Amputations involving bone loss | Amp. |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Ohio Technical Services, Inc. | DAYTON, Ohio | Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jun 3, 2024 | SLP Framing | MIRAMAR BEACH, Florida | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Farmers Pride, Inc. | FREDERICKSBURG, Pennsylvania | Fractures | Hosp. |
| May 7, 2024 | PBC Builders, LLC | AURORA, Colorado | Fractures | Hosp. |
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