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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019065628 · 6/4/2019 · Collins and Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Collins and Company
Location
4 & 21 Meyers Road, BETHANY, CONNECTICUT, 06524
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a 24-foot extension ladder when the ladder's metal feet slid on the smooth concrete floor and the employee fell about 8 feet to the floor. In striking the floor and the ladder, he suffered a broken wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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