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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016010289 · 1/12/2016 · Contractors Access Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name
Contractors Access Equipment
Location
Covenant College, Carter Hall, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, 30750
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing staircase treads on an industrial-type staircase when he lost his balance and fell from a 10-foot scaffold, severely gashing his right elbow and requiring hospitalization. He was wearing fall protection at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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