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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129384 · 12/10/2015 · Vaisala Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Ladders-fixed

Employer

Name
Vaisala Inc
Location
USCG Station Kodiak, KODIAK, ALASKA, 99619
NAICS
334519
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee climbed a fixed ladder on a conex to install weather instrumentation. The support rung at the top gave way and the employee fell approximately eight feet resulting in a broken left ankle that required surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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