Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1449201.015 - South State, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1449201.015

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 10/24/2019

Site Address:
South State, Inc.
3301 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19148

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 68, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2019

Emphasis: L:Focus4

Case Closed: 04/20/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1511345	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122256.015

Event: 10/22/2019

Employee fractures spinal bones when struck by falling steel

At 11:15 a.m. on October 22, 2019, an employee working for a civil engineering company was preparing to splice a hoisted steel pile to a pile that had already been installed. The suspended pile moved and fell a few feet striking the employee's back. The employee fractured five spinal processes and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pile Driver, Spine, Steel, Steel Column, Struck By, Suspended Load, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1449201.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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