Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Start: 11/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110504 · 11/14/2023 · Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source: Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source: Rocks, crushed stone

Employer

Name: Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Location: 71 Dolsen Ave., MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10940
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending an electric power pole when it broke. As it fell to the ground, the employee jumped off it and landed on a rock, suffering a slipped disk that required surgery.

Source

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