Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged and Infirm
Start: 8/21/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088360 · 8/21/2025 · Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged and Infirm

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

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: Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged and Infirm
Location: 1516 Oriental Boulevard, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11235
NAICS: 623110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder checking the fuel level in an oil tank. As they started to descend the ladder, the ladder slid across the fuel tank and the employee slipped and fell off the ladder. Their right little finger was caught between the ladder and a metal stanchion when the ladder struck the floor. The employee sustained an avulsion to their right little finger and a laceration and abrasion to their right arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown