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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022119996 · 11/14/2022 · Eco-Alpha Chicago Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple foot (feet) locations
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Eco-Alpha Chicago Inc.
Location
6024 W. Warwick Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60634
NAICS
561790
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder, changing the lightbulb of an exit sign in a school gymnasium. The employee finished and started to go down the ladder when his feet slipped causing the ladder to slide inward. The employee fell to the floor with the ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the right heel, left foot, and one or more vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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