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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023021093 · 2/3/2023 · Case & Associates Properties, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Case & Associates Properties, Inc.
Location
7805 S. Union Avenue, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74132
NAICS
531110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder, set against a light pole, to change a light bulb that was 12 to 15 feet above the ground. The ladder fell to the ground and the employee landed on it, suffering two broken ribs and an injury to a lower back vertebra. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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