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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054309 · 5/3/2018 · EMCOR Services New England Mechanical

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Location
652 Glenbrook Rd, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06906
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee set up an extension ladder in the back of a building near a rooftop unit that needed service. While he was on the ladder a strong gust of wind from an approaching storm caused him and the ladder to fall approximately 10 to 15 feet onto the concrete sidewalk below. He fractured his right ankle and fibula, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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