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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021054290 · 5/26/2021 · WAYNE J. GRIFFIN ELECTRIC INCORPORATED

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
WAYNE J. GRIFFIN ELECTRIC INCORPORATED
Location
65 Minot Avenue, WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02571
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a stepladder. One of the ladder's legs dropped into a core hole that had been filled with foam and covered with a skim coat the same color as the floor. The ladder tipped and the employee fell, landing 4 feet below and suffering a broken ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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