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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20211210606 · 12/9/2021 · HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.
Location
1670 Firestone Parkway, AKRON, OHIO, 44301
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 9, 2021, an employee was descending a 24-foot extension ladder when the ladder slid out from under the employee and the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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