OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., 5711 S. 60th St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68117 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
Employees were pumping concrete into a 6-foot wall. The pump was plugged, then surged, causing concrete to spray out of it in force and the hose to whip. One of the employees was struck by the hose and knocked off the wall to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
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An employee was hooking down a power trowel to the attachment on a forklift when the soft ground under the forklift shifted and caused it to move. This made the power trowel lunge back and catch the employee's right arm between the power trowel and the forklift, resulting in a laceration on his forearm.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Stephens & Smith Construction Co, Inc
An employee was sitting on a stool while working on a trailer and stood up to reposition the stool. At the same time, the stool's cushion fell off, exposing the cylinder of the chair. The employee lost balance and fell onto the cylinder of the chair, causing abrasions and lacerations to his abdomen.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Stephens & Smith Construction Co., Inc.
An employee was working with a crew to lift a gang form with a forklift/tractor over an existing portion of gang form. The employee was on the inside corner of the wall portion of the forms where they were connected on the ground. The tag line caught on the top corner as the form was coming over the existing wall, causing the gang form to rock; the scaffold plank came loose and struck the employee. He fell to the ground, suffering head lacerations, broken ribs, and a possible back injury.
BEATRICE, NEBRASKA—
Stephens & Smith COnstruction Co., Inc.
Three employees were removing pins from gang forms in order to lower a form. When the upper pin was removed, the form fell forward, striking and landing on top of the employees. One employee received serious back injuries, while another employee suffered contusions to his upper body and a broken left ankle. They were both hospitalized.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
An employee was getting into a footing approximately 3.5 feet deep to show a crew member how to tie the rebar. As he entered the footing, his foot slipped and fell on the rebar. He suffered a laceration/puncture wound to the base of his neck next to the clavicle.
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