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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015096450 · 9/4/2015 · American Iron Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
American Iron Inc.
Location
Gilboa Dam, GILBOA, NEW YORK, 12076
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were setting a canopy in place using a lull. The injured employee used a fiberglass extension ladder to climb to the top of the 9'-high canopy to remove a sling. He fell from the ladder and fractured both wrists and two ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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