Nitro Construction Services, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — HURRICANE, West Virginia
| Employer | Nitro Construction Services, Inc. |
| Address | 30 Point Place, apartment complex construction behind the wendy's |
| City, State ZIP | HURRICANE, West Virginia 25526 |
| Report ID | 20241110805 |
| Event Date | November 20, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Back multiple regions |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Other constructed surface |
| Secondary Source | Handrails, banisters structurally attached |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 |
| Inspection # | 1789696 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.44000, -81.96000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was evaluating an apartment complex for a fire suppression system and leaned on a job-made temporary handrail at the second-story landing. The handrail gave way and the employee fell 11 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for multiple back fractures including the L1 and T12 vertebrae and a bruised spinal cord.
Incident Summary
On November 20, 2024, a worker at Nitro Construction Services, Inc. in HURRICANE, West Virginia suffered fractures to the back multiple regions. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 614 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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