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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054647 · 5/14/2018 · Shure-Line Electrical, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Shure-Line Electrical, Inc.
Location
3201 Miller Road, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19802
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 05/14/2018, at approximately 2:45 PM, an employee was working from a 12-foot fiberglass A-frame step ladder. The employee was using a drill to install conduit for a junction box when he fell 8-9 feet from the ladder onto the concrete floor below, fracturing his right/left wrists and lacerating his face above the left eye. He was hospitalized for surgery and stitches. Proper PPE was worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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