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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017109972 · 10/17/2017 · MAGIC STONE GENERAL CONTRACTING

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Scaffolds-self-supporting staging

Employer

Name
MAGIC STONE GENERAL CONTRACTING
Location
155 Chandler Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 10/17/2017, an employee was disassembling scaffolding and unbolted a section of the tower using wrenches. As he started to climb down, he grabbed the loose section of the tower and it gave way. He then fell about 12 feet to ground, fracturing a vertebra and both heels.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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