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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2020065433 · 6/10/2020 · New Jersey American Water Company Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Confined spaces, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
New Jersey American Water Company Inc
Location
1158 Wayside Road, TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY, 07701
NAICS
221310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After performing work in a vault, a mechanic was climbing up a ladder when his hand slipped and he fell 8 feet to the bottom of the vault. He sustained a leg injury that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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