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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077002 · 7/11/2019 · Virginia Transformer Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Virginia Transformer Corp.
Location
3770 Pole Line Road, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83201
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder. While transitioning from the ladder to the top of a transformer unit he slipped and fell off the ladder. The employee landed on their left hip and the back of the head resulting in a left hip fracture requiring surgery, and a laceration to the back of the head requiring staples and stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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