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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181111840 · 11/16/2018 · Niagara Transformer Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
Niagara Transformer Corp.
Location
1747 Dale Rd., CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the second or third step of a 6-foot step ladder, guiding a control box door with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and he lost his balance and fell to the floor, breaking his right upper tibia below the kneecap.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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