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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020010962 · 1/29/2020 · Karchner Logistics & Distribution Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Karchner Logistics & Distribution Services
Location
425 Jaycee Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
488999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 10-foot extension ladder to hang a sign in the warehouse. The ladder slipped out from under the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered from a partial fracture to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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