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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020010180 · 1/7/2020 · UGI Energy Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
UGI Energy Services
Location
390 Route 11, HUNLOCK CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA, 18621
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was painting on a ladder in a stairwell. The employee reached to paint a pipe and the ladder gave way. The employee fell approximately 5 feet and struck the stair railing on the way down, sustaining a fractured wrist and cuts to the front and back of the head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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