CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
Genesis Interiors, PLLC
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was performing tuckpointing while on a swing-stage scaffold. The rope on the scaffold broke and the side of the scaffold fell 20 feet to the ground. The employee impacted the ground and sustained a broken ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.
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