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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021433 · 2/17/2021 · Arc American Inc

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 11 to 15 feet
Source
Towers, poles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Arc American Inc
Location
2851 Country View Dr, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was descending a power pole. He began transferring his primary safety to underneath a communication cable; his secondary safety had not clipped in and he fell to the ground about 15 feet below. He suffered a broken left wrist, a skull fracture at the base of the neck, and an injury to the left shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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