Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

SMG Services, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SMG Services, LLC in HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Employer SMG Services, LLC Report ID 2017109928
Address 300 Capitol Avenue City, State ZIP HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106
Event Date October 16, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 333312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.76000, -72.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a 6-foot step ladder and missed a step. The employee then fell and suffered a hip fracture, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2017, a worker at SMG Services, LLC in HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders 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.

See all reports for SMG Services, LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Sep 16, 2020 DENVER ACOUSTICS & DRYWALL, INC. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Fractures Hosp.
Jul 1, 2020 Downeast Energy KENNEBUNK, MAINE Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
May 6, 2022 Guzman Drilling LLC FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Mar 2, 2022 US Foods, Inc. THACKERVILLE, OKLAHOMA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Apr 9, 2021 Fedex Ground AUSTELL, GEORGIA Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Hosp.
May 22, 2022 Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. MCKINNEY, TEXAS Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Hosp.
Jan 12, 2018 AMERICAN AIRLINES FORT WORTH, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 3, 2015 ABM AMARILLO, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports