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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019022158 · 2/27/2019 · Leafguard Holdings, 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 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Leafguard Holdings, Inc.
Location
659 Hunters Lane, LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17339
NAICS
238170
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 24-foot extension ladder to install gutters. The ladder kicked out and slid down the residential home's siding to the ground. The employee fell 15 feet and broke both wrists and sustained a head laceration requiring stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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