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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054329 · 5/12/2017 · Global Optics L.L.C.

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
Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Global Optics L.L.C.
Location
1543 Yale, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78520
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a service line to the residence. The ladder shifted as he was climbing it, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left wrist requiring surgery to repair and lacerations to the face and right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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