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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016031963 · 3/4/2016 · Essendant Business Essentials, Inc.

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
Ladders-fixed

Employer

Name
Essendant Business Essentials, Inc.
Location
12089 Route 9W, WEST COXSACKIE, NEW YORK, 12192
NAICS
423210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing up a fixed ladder to clear a material jam on a conveyor when his hand slipped, causing him to lose balance and fall from the third rung up from the floor. He fell standing up, but fractured his lower left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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