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Concussions

1 hospitalization · 2018010098 · 1/4/2018 · Pratt & Whitney

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Concussions

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
Pratt & Whitney
Location
1 Aircraft Road, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06457
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing test equipment on an engine and climbed a 6-step ladder to remove the electrical connectors. As the employee was reaching to disconnect the electrical connector, the ladder pushed outward from underneath the employee. The employee then fell 5 feet from the top step and suffered a contusion, concussion, and chest abrasion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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