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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019065712 · 6/6/2019 · Nassau Candy Distributors, Inc.

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
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Nassau Candy Distributors, Inc.
Location
500 West John St., HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, 11801
NAICS
424450
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the top cap of a 3-foot step ladder cleaning a vent. As she was stepping down from the top cap, she lost her footing and fell off the ladder landing on her right leg and fracturing the tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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