Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1414738.015 - Heartland Finishes Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1414738.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/11/2019

Site Address:
Heartland Finishes Inc
100 1st Ave W
Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Mailing Address:
1305 E Broadway, Des Moines, IA 50313

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2019

Emphasis: S:Fall, S:Scaffold

Case Closed: 08/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1473281	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117877.015

Event: 07/08/2019

Employee ruptures spleen, breaks ribs in fall from scaffold

At 10:40 a.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee working as a stonemason for a masonry contractor was cleaning Nichiha Siding while working from Perry Scaffolding. The employee fell off the scaffolding to the ground below. The employee ruptured his spleen and broke his ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Cleaning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Masonry, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Rupture, Scaffold, Spleen, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414738.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons

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