Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord

Name: Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord at RJ MECHANICAL INC.
Start: 7/22/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076916 · 7/22/2020 · RJ MECHANICAL INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: RJ MECHANICAL INC.
Location: 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35203
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install plumbing test plugs on a second level. Once the employee had ascended to the top of the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with spinal injuries and broken bones in his feet.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown