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Concussions

1 hospitalization · 2015085800 · 8/14/2015 · Verizon

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Concussions

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
Verizon
Location
237 Millburn Avenue, MILLBURN, NEW JERSEY, 07041
NAICS
517210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fishing coax wiring through a drop ceiling from a 4-foot, A-frame step ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and struck his head, causing a laceration to the back of his head, bleeding on the brain, and a concussion. He required staples to close the laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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