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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020043979 · 4/30/2020 · American Axle & Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
American Axle & Manufacturing
Location
328 W. 40th Place, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
NAICS
336350
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was approximately 36 inches up on a ladder removing conduit from beneath a catwalk when the base of the ladder kicked out. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a displaced fracture to the right humerus, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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