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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241211697 · 12/18/2024 · Peterson Regional Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact 6 to 30 feet
Source
Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source
Electrical wiring building or machine

Employer

Name
Peterson Regional Medical Center
Location
551 Hill Country Dr., KERRVILLE, TEXAS, 78028
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a 12-foot ladder assessing a faulty outlet on a light pole. The 220-volt outlet was loose and it touched his lower arm. The employee was shocked and thrown backward from the ladder, landing on his back 8 feet away. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to their L1 vertebra with spinal canal stenosis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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