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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171010172 · 10/23/2017 · Atlas Blowpipe & Sheet Metal Works, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Atlas Blowpipe & Sheet Metal Works, Inc
Location
1024 Ridgewood Dr, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70001
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder removing a variable air volume box (VAV) from the ceiling when he fell approximately 5 feet off the ladder. The VAV box landed on his right leg. He was hospitalized with a broken right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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