Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Pagoda Electrical, Inc.
Start: 10/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022109398 · 10/26/2022 · Pagoda Electrical, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s) and arms(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pagoda Electrical, Inc.
Location: 700 Penn Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19602
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a smoke/duct detector while standing on a 6-foot step ladder. He fell from the third step of the ladder to the carpeted concrete floor about 3 feet below, suffering a dislocated left elbow and a broken left ulna. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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