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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020098968 · 9/22/2020 · Aquarion Water Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Pickup truck
Secondary source
Street, road, driveway-paved

Employer

Name
Aquarion Water Company
Location
35 Buck Hill Road, EASTON, CONNECTICUT, 06612
NAICS
221310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was riding in the bed of a company pickup truck stabilizing the motor that was being brought over to the dumpster for disposal. When the truck came to a stop, the employee lost his footing and fell out of the truck bed on the driver's side and struck the back of his head on the driveway pavement. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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