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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018021850 · 2/23/2018 · Resolute Forest Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Resolute Forest Products
Location
702 AFR Drive, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26554
NAICS
322110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 23, 2018, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee climbed a 24-foot extension ladder and tied off while replacing a camera. A second employee held the ladder below. The ladder was leaned against and supported by a metal plate/wall that keeps bales of paper on the opposite side. After completing the work, the employee was on his way down the ladder when a bale of paper struck the opposite side of the metal plate. The deflection of the metal jarred the ladder, and the employee fell 4 to 5 feet to the concrete floor below, suffering a compound fracture to the left wrist and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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