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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024076581 · 7/19/2024 · Clear Channel Outdoor

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet) excluding toes
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact 6 to 30 feet
Source
Roof surface
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
Clear Channel Outdoor
Location
565 Washington St, BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02135
NAICS
517410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a rooftop using rope to lower a bundled advertising copy to the ground to a second employee. The rope got tangled in the employee's harness/lanyard or foot, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the sidewalk below. The employee landed on their feet and fractured both heels. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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