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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020087867 · 8/19/2020 · ADT Security Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Bees, hornets, wasps

Employer

Name
ADT Security Services
Location
2535 W Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71118
NAICS
561621
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder approximately 4 feet off the ground opening a junction box on the exterior of a house to trace the wires for a security camera installation. Upon removal of the cover plate of the junction box, a swarm of wasps started to rapidly fly out of the junction box toward the employee. The employee was startled, lost balance on the ladder, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist and a fractured L1 vertebra, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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