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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021065340 · 6/30/2021 · KAG Merchant Gas Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
KAG Merchant Gas Group, LLC
Location
56-45 Main Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11355
NAICS
484110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the lowboy trailer and preparing to make a delivery. The employee slipped while climbing down the wet steps of the trailer and fell 3-4 feet. The employee landed on a small step stool at the bottom of the ladder and sustained two rib fractures, a lumbar compression fracture, and a left elbow contusion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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