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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2017053940 · 5/1/2017 · Coletown Signs

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Coletown Signs
Location
1700 Kitchenaide Way., GREENVILLE, OHIO, 45331
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in the bucket of a boom truck 20 to 25 feet in the air, removing vinyl lettering from a window, when a strong wind gust blew over the boom truck. The employee was ejected from the bucket as the truck hit the ground, suffering a possible fractured neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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