Other fall to lower level, unspecified · 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
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.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStructures and surfaces, unspecified
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