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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181111837 · 11/16/2018 · ELIZABETHTOWN GAS CO.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ELIZABETHTOWN GAS CO.
Location
1974 St. Georges Ave, RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, 07065
NAICS
221210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a 5-gallon bucket while attempting to take a gas meter reading in a residential housing complex. The employee fell approximately 2 feet to the ground and was hospitalized for a broken leg that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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