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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025077551 · 7/31/2025 · Verizon New Jersey Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source
Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Verizon New Jersey Inc.
Location
162 Hillside Ave., BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY, 07922
NAICS
517312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a ladder that was placed on a paved driveway at the side of a house. The ladder slipped out from under him and he fell to the ground, sustaining fractures to his right elbow and left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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