Fractures

Name: Fractures at Animal Remover
Start: 6/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065103 · 6/9/2023 · Animal Remover

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Cages, cage racks

Employer

Name: Animal Remover
Location: 2682 Mountville Drive, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45238
NAICS: 561710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing an empty animal cage from near the top of a residential roof in order to repair roof damage. The cage caught their legs while walking and the employee fell 18 feet to the ground sustaining fractures to both ankles. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown