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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191213029 · 12/19/2019 · Otis Elevator Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ladders-fixed
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Otis Elevator Company
Location
1600 E 105th Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44106
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was descending a ladder to the pit floor to check the governor tension sheave switch when he either missed or slipped on one of the bottom rungs and fell, breaking his leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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