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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY in HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK
Employer HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Report ID 2015096591
Address 1000 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE City, State ZIP HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549
Event Date September 9, 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) 611310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the third step of a ladder tightening a plug on a boiler unit. He slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor, lacerating his head, breaking a bone in his back, dislocating his right big toe, and bruising his elbow. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2015, a worker at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY in HEMPSTEAD, 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

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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Oct 17, 2019 Ring Energy, Inc. ORLA, TEXAS Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
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Oct 21, 2022 Malek, Inc. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jan 14, 2017 Dixie Consumer Products, LLC EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.

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