Fractures

Name: Fractures at Medtronic
Start: 1/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010075 · 1/5/2016 · Medtronic

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, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: Medtronic
Location: 60 Middletown Ave, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
NAICS: 334510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to access and repair a piece of air compressor equipment when the ladder kicked off and came in contact with the structural surface. The employee suffered three non-displaced rib fractures and contusions.

Source

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