Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Verizon - New Jersey
Start: 9/29/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020099228 · 9/29/2020 · Verizon - New Jersey

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Verizon - New Jersey
Location: Pole 249, Johnsonburg Rd, ALLAMUCHY, NEW JERSEY, 07820
NAICS: 517212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was starting to climb a utility pole after attaching the lower removable rung assembly. When the employee stepped on one of the rungs, it gave way and locked in place. The employee fell backward to the ground 4 feet below. The employee sustained back pain between the shoulders.

Source

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