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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017032448 · 3/16/2017 · Tri-Angle Environmental, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Tri-Angle Environmental, Inc.
Location
York Liquors, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, 60126
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 16, 2017, an employee was changing evaporator coils on the roof-mounted cooling unit for the store's walk-in cooler. The employee was going up an extension ladder to access the roof from the street when the ladder slipped from under him and the employee fell approximately 12 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken right leg above the ankle and a shattered heel bone. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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