Fractures

Name: Fractures at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Start: 12/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212531 · 12/5/2019 · Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Location: Building 125, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92135
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder when the latch slipped, causing the ladder and the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to both legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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