POST FALLS, IDAHO—
Mayor Construction, LLC
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mayor Construction, LLC, 1090 N. Sesil Rd, POST FALLS, IDAHO 83854 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee had climbed down from a roof and was still wearing his fall protection harness and lanyard. He proceeded to operate a forklift and ran over his lanyard, pulling him out of the forklift. He was hospitalized with three broken ribs and other possible injuries.
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