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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129069 · 12/1/2015 · Legacy Mechanical Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Legacy Mechanical Services, Inc.
Location
Newell Rubbermaid: 6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee fell 6 feet from a ladder to the cement floor while installing a piece of pipe duct work for an HVAC system. The pipe got hung up on a wire and hit the ladder, knocking him down. He fractured his right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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