OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428998

HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.

BLYTHE, CA· 2021-12-08T00:00:00

Event: Construction, Excavator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Leg, Lost Balance, Sling
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345735328
Employer profile: HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.
Summary number: 221428998
Report ID: 0950633
Project type: C
Construction end-use: M

Event description

Employee falls from construction equipment and fractures leg

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee stood on a MB Bucket Screener to attach a lifting sling onto an excavator. While working the employee lost balance and fell approximately four feet. The employee was hospitalized for nine days to treat a fractured leg (femur).

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
4

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