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Sloane and Company

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — UNION, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sloane and Company in UNION, NEW JERSEY
Employer Sloane and Company Report ID 2016054164
Address 1000 Morris Ave, New Multipurpose Bldg City, State ZIP UNION, NEW JERSEY 07083
Event Date May 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Elevator shafts
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -74.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 5 feet through an open ground-floor elevator shaft, suffering a fractured eye socket and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2016, a worker at Sloane and Company in UNION, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with elevator shafts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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