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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016076454 · 7/17/2016 · H.H. Knoebel Sons, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Raised natural structures, hills, mountains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
H.H. Knoebel Sons, Inc
Location
Route 61 near 61 and 487, PAXINOS, PENNSYLVANIA, 17860
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a billboard while standing on a step ladder. The ladder kicked out and the employee fell about five feet, then rolled down an embankment about ten feet. He suffered a broken wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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