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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021230 · 2/8/2017 · ERS Tower, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Telecommunications and cell phone towers
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
ERS Tower, LLC
Location
968 Whitney Road, ONTARIO, NEW YORK, 14519
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing underneath a 40-foot cell tower section that was propped up on jacks. The section fell on and pinned the employee, fracturing his clavicle, vertebrae, and ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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