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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022053941 · 5/6/2022 · Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors

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
Screwdrivers-powered

Employer

Name
Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors
Location
3200 Sierra Circle, CENTER VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 18034
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the sixth rung of a 8-foot A-frame ladder installing a tech screw into drywall using a battery operated screw gun. The screw wobbled and fell over causing the employee to lose his grip on the screw gun. While trying to catch the screw gun, he lost his balance and fell off the ladder. The employee sustained a skull fracture, a laceration to the back of the head that required staples, and a sprained left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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