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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

1 hospitalization · 2024098969 · 9/25/2024 · Robertson Heating Supply Co., Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
Secondary source
Fall protection equipment

Employer

Name
Robertson Heating Supply Co., Inc
Location
2155 W. Main St., ALLIANCE, OHIO, 44601
NAICS
423720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a lift approximately 25 feet in the air, working to pull an air conditioning unit from the top rack of the warehouse. The employee fell to the cement floor, resulting in a brain bleed, injury to his left eye, multiple fractures on the left side of his face, a fractured jaw, and six fractured ribs. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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