COLONIAL WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - HAUPPAUGE, New York
| Employer | COLONIAL WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. |
| Address | 40 ENGINEERS ROAD |
| City, State ZIP | HAUPPAUGE, New York 11788 |
| Report ID | 2017032443 |
| Event Date | March 16, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331422 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81210, -73.23607 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on a materials rack feeding wire into a wire making machine, lost his balance and fell backwards five feet landing on his back.
Incident Summary
On March 16, 2017, a worker at COLONIAL WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. in HAUPPAUGE, New York suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 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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