Fractures

Name: Fractures at Tri Wire
Start: 10/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011008 · 10/22/2019 · Tri Wire

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Extension ladders

Employer

Name: Tri Wire
Location: 1357 Mary Dunn Road, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02630
NAICS: 517510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 28-foot fiberglass extension ladder when the base of the ladder became unstable and slid down a small incline and out onto the street. The ladder was struck by a moving vehicle, resulting in the employee falling 20 feet. The employee suffered a fractured right hip, cracked rib, and broken nose.

Source

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