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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015085970 · 8/20/2015 · White Skanska Kiewit JV

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-improvised staging

Employer

Name
White Skanska Kiewit JV
Location
200 Inner Belt Road, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02143
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a 5' X 10' board, which was laying on jersey barriers so that the employee could screw other pieces of wood to the board at a downward angle. The employee stepped off the edge and fell 4 feet, injuring the left knee and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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