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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211728 · 12/29/2023 · Electrical Contractors Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Electrical Contractors Inc.
Location
713 Casin, JACKSON, MISSOURI, 63755
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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