Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Black Construction Corporation, 277-NEW-3NEW-2, HAGATNA, GUAM 96910
on — Fractures, affecting the thoracic region.
Final narrative
On Friday, January 13, 2017, at approximately 8:20 AM, an employee was moving rebar on the third floor when he stepped out onto unsupported plywood and fell approximately 10 feet onto the second floor stairway. The guardrail had been removed the previous evening to allow removal of formwork and was not reinstalled. The employee suffered a compression fracture of the T11 vertebrae.
HospitalizedThoracic regionFloor, n.e.c.
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