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Jacobson & Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jacobson & Company, Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Jacobson & Company, Inc. Report ID 2015085451
Address 1 7th Avenue City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011
Event Date August 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -74.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder after loading a high ceiling when he fell from the third rung to the floor, fracturing his vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2015, a worker at Jacobson & Company, Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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