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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017065624 · 6/20/2017 · Verizon Communications

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Verizon Communications
Location
347 Stuyvesant Ave., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11233
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee climbed on a wood telecommunication service pole and was doing repairs when the pole broke. The employee fell to the concrete below and suffered a fractured elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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