Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.
Start: 9/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099662 · 9/16/2019 · RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other jump to lower level, unspecified
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.
Location: 1125 Hurrican Shoals Road, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
NAICS: 322220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a panel cover on a cable tray while working from an 8-foot stepladder when he felt the ladder shift and lost his balance. He jumped off the ladder and hit the floor, suffering two broken ribs, two cracked vertebrae, a fractured wrist, and a concussion. He also required stitches above his right eye.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown