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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032761 · 3/25/2020 · John W. DePietro Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
John W. DePietro Construction, Inc.
Location
80 Red Barn Lane, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02818
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing three or four rungs up on an extension ladder that was leaning against the gutter in front of a garage, taking pictures of the roof. He slipped off the ladder and his right leg was caught between its rungs, causing fractures to right tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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