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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015053245 · 5/28/2015 · Eversource Energy

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Eversource Energy
Location
Intersection of Lyman Street/Centre Street, NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02458
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a manhole vault at the intersection of Lyman Street and Centre Street in Newton, Massachusetts. As he transitioned from an extension ladder to the ground level, he fell approximately 11 feet, 7 inches, back into the manhole vault, breaking his right ankle and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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