Fractures

Name: Fractures at New York American Water Company, Inc.
Start: 12/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129739 · 12/26/2015 · New York American Water Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders

Employer

Name: New York American Water Company, Inc.
Location: 670 Seaman's Neck Road, LEVITTOWN, NEW YORK, 11756
NAICS: 221310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee fell approximately three feet from a step ladder that was in the closed position and leaning against the water tank and struck a containment basin. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown