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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054535 · 5/10/2018 · Verizon

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Verizon
Location
4 Northview Ct, CENTEREACH, NEW YORK, 11720
NAICS
517210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reattaching a telephone wire to a residential home when the ladder he was working from slipped out and caused him to fall approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground. He sustained bruising, three broken ribs, a laceration to his forehead, and a sore thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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