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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018032428 · 3/12/2018 · Tarwaters Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
Tarwaters Inc.
Location
4107 NW Topeka Blvd., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66617
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to grab a box overhead while on a step ladder when he lost his footing and the step ladder tipped over. He fell to the concrete floor, lacerating both elbows and breaking his left elbow. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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