Fractures

Name: Fractures at BRB Contractors, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107793 · 10/19/2015 · BRB Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: BRB Contractors, Inc.
Location: 1490 N. Choctaw Avenue, EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, 73036
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a 22-foot wall using a 30-foot ladder. The ladder hooks were not latched at the time, causing the ladder to slide. The employee fell approximately 16 feet and landed on a sand pile. The employee's lower right leg broke, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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