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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017087635 · 8/10/2017 · BMC Construction LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
BMC Construction LLC
Location
1311 Sloatsburg Road, RINGWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 07456
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder scraping loose paint on the side of a building when the ladder slid down. The employee fell about 6 feet to the asphalt pavement, and the ladder landed on top of his left leg, breaking his femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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