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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015074833 · 7/20/2015 · Ohio Edison Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Bees, hornets, wasps

Employer

Name
Ohio Edison Company
Location
420 York St., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45505
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 20, 2015, an employee was climbing a fiberglass ladder to access a transformer when he was attacked by hornets. While trying to quickly get off the ladder, he fell and broke his right arm and damaged his spleen.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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