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Borst Landscape & Design

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Borst Landscape & Design in SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY
Employer Borst Landscape & Design Report ID 2016087678
Address 10 Cedar Wood Lane City, State ZIP SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY 07458
Event Date August 16, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # 1173472
GPS Coordinates 41.04000, -74.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 12 feet from a pruning ladder while pruning a shrub. He was hospitalized for a fractured collarbone and three fractured ribs on his left side.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2016, a worker at Borst Landscape & Design in SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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