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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 20181010721 · 10/17/2018 · NYSEG

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Generators

Employer

Name
NYSEG
Location
41 South Main Street, PRATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 14873
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a 24-foot ladder that was not fully extended, hooking up a new electrical connection, when he fell approximately 6 to 10 feet backwards off the ladder and landed on a generator below. He dislocated his left elbow and broke four ribs and four spinal tips. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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