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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022098567 · 9/28/2022 · Frank T Lutter Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
Frank T Lutter Inc
Location
301 Washington Road, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 08540
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 5-foot-tall masonry scaffold using the ladder on the side. His foot slipped on the rung and he fell backward from the ladder, landing on 1-inch PVC electrical conduits stubbed up out of the ground. A conduit broke a thoracic vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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