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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2021031950 · 3/4/2021 · Urban Outfitters, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name
Urban Outfitters, Inc
Location
5000 S Broad St., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19112
NAICS
448140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an A-frame ladder fixing an electrical wire on an HVAC unit in a ceiling. The employee was holding onto the unit with their left hand when the employee was shocked with 480V of electricity. The employee let go of the unit and fell 6 feet from the ladder. In the midst of falling, the employee hit their head on a metal work station. The employee was hospitalized for two skull fractures, burns to three fingers on their left hand and one finger on their right hand, and unspecified right arm pain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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