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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021366 · 2/13/2024 · LaJoie's Auto Wrecking Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
LaJoie's Auto Wrecking Co., Inc.
Location
40 Meadow Street, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, 06854
NAICS
811121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a 6-foot step ladder, welding on the back of a large forklift rack. The ladder shifted and he fell backward, landing on the concrete floor about 4 feet below. He suffered a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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