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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129068 · 12/1/2015 · KMK Insulation Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Ladders-fixed
Secondary source
Rain

Employer

Name
KMK Insulation Inc.
Location
605 New England Road, GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06437
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While climbing a fixed metal ladder (ship's ladder) to the high roof of a high school building, an employee slipped and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground, landing on his back and fracturing two vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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