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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022108934 · 10/11/2022 · IKEA

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, unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
IKEA
Location
1000 Ikea Dr, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07201
NAICS
442110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from an 8-foot A-frame ladder, repositioning a Wi-Fi box attached to a drop ceiling. As he pulled a ceiling tile toward himself, he lost his balance and fell back off the ladder. He suffered fractures to the ribs and back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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