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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018055318 · 5/31/2018 · Welded Construction

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Welded Construction
Location
1307 Wheeling Ave, GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26038
NAICS
486210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee climbed the ladder on the back of a water truck to load water into the truck using a fire hose. When the water to the hose was turned on, the employee was startled by the pressure and fell back off of the ladder. The employee fell 7 feet to the ground, suffering a left-side skull fracture, left rib fracture, and L4 vertebra process fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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