Fractures

Name: Fractures at Xtreme Heating & Cooling LLC
Start: 10/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010699 · 10/14/2019 · Xtreme Heating & Cooling LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Xtreme Heating & Cooling LLC
Location: 14184 S 220th Street, GRETNA, NEBRASKA, 68028
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After installing rooftop HVAC systems, an employee started to descend the extension ladder from the roof when it retracted, causing the employee to fall approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered four cracked ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a fractured vertebra.

Source

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