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Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023054232 · 5/11/2023 · Sun Environmental Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Sun Environmental Corp.
Location
Willet Dairy, KING FERRY, NEW YORK, 13081
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the eleventh rung of a 28-foot extendable ladder when they fell 11 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained spinal vertebral fractures, a spinal cord injury, and nerve damage to the intestines.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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