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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171110659 · 11/5/2017 · West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.

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 less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
Location
2 Easterbrook Lane, CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY, 08003
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was calibrating a scale on a compounding tank (where chemicals are mixed) while standing on a three-step ladder. While loosening up a connection on top of the tank, the employee fell approximately 3 feet to the ground, fracturing the left wrist and hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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