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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191213099 · 12/21/2019 · Tidewater Utilities Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Grates and drains in floor surface
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Tidewater Utilities Inc.
Location
116 American Legion Road, LEWES, DELAWARE, 19958
NAICS
221310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a piece of grated flooring when the flooring that the employee was standing on slipped, causing the employee to fall into the wastewater tank below. The employee suffered block vertebrae in the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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