Fractures

Name: Fractures at Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc.
Start: 5/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054333 · 5/27/2021 · Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Skull
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc.
Location: SCI Cambridge Springs, CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA, 16403
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were lowering a 6-foot, 8-inch section of pipe to the ground with a come-along. The pipe slipped out of the rigging and struck a 6-foot stepladder one of the employees was standing on. The employee fell to the ground, suffered a skull fracture, and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown