Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers
Start: 10/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010851 · 10/17/2019 · U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Extension ladders

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers
Location: Rural Pike County, DETROIT, ILLINOIS, 62363
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 17, 2019, an employee fell approximately 5 feet from an extension ladder while cleaning a solar panel at a gauge station. He landed on his back on top of the ladder, breaking a back bone and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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