Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at G & M Plumbing & Heating, INC
Start: 10/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109333 · 10/10/2023 · G & M Plumbing & Heating, INC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, neck, and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: G & M Plumbing & Heating, INC
Location: 1781-1791 OLENTANGY RIVER ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43212
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot ladder using a torque wrench to fix a 2-inch cast iron vent line on the ceiling. The employee fell to the concrete floor and was hospitalized with injuries including fractured cervical vertebrae, a concussion, broken ribs, torn ligaments in the left shoulder, and a dislocation and laceration of the left ring finger.

Source

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