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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021053931 · 5/13/2021 · Derrick Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved

Employer

Name
Derrick Corporation
Location
590 Duke Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 6-foot fiberglass ladder to hang a banner above an entry door. After he completed work on the banner, he descended the ladder and was approximately four feet high when he lost his balance and fell onto the entryway. The employee sustained a fractured L1 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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