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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

1 hospitalization · 2016031933 · 3/3/2016 · Merit Electric Company, LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Merit Electric Company, LTD
Location
1001McKinney Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
NAICS
238390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to check wires on a pull box using a ladder. The employee contacted live wires, was shocked, and fell approximately 4 feet off the ladder. He landed on his back and hit his head on the ground, suffering bleeding on his brain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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