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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016021611 · 2/22/2016 · Ag Producers Coop-Etter Branch

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ag Producers Coop-Etter Branch
Location
11801 Hwy. 287, DUMAS, TEXAS, 79029
NAICS
493130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee standing on an 8-foot ladder was using a hammer to remove wooden blocks wedged between the door and the wall. When the last block was knocked out, the door shifted and caused the ladder to fall. The injured employee was approximately 5 feet high when his foot slipped off the rung and went through the ladder. He fell to the ground and fractured his lower leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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