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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022010419 · 1/14/2022 · Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group LLC
Location
424 Blair Avenue, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19601
NAICS
812332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to adjust the increasing temperature of a new instant steam heater. The ladder slid out from under him as he was three-quarters of the way up. The employee landed on top of the ladder on his right side, resulting in broken ribs and injuries to the heel and ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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