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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016065643 · 6/23/2016 · Purchasers Estimators & Design Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Plastic wrap

Employer

Name
Purchasers Estimators & Design Inc.
Location
620 Fulton Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11217
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of crates, helping to rig them to a boom lift, when he stepped into a hollow area in a crate that was covered by plastic wrapping and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered multiple right-heel fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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