Fractures

Name: Fractures at Comfortrol, Inc.
Start: 7/28/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076882 · 7/28/2016 · Comfortrol, 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 6 to 10 feet
Source: Step ladders

Employer

Name: Comfortrol, Inc.
Location: 8651 Sancus Blvd, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43240
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to install ceiling tiles while working from a 10-foot step ladder. As he attempted to screw into the ceiling tiles, the nail twisted, and he lost his balance while standing on the third rung from the top of the ladder. He fell and broke both wrists.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown