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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020099288 · 9/30/2020 · Pearl City Elevator, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Pearl City Elevator, Inc.
Location
119 S. Main St., PEARL CITY, ILLINOIS, 61062
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from an 8-foot stepladder, preparing a piece of plastic conduit to be glued. The spreader brace bowed, causing a rivet to fall. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken left tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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