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Collins and Company

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — BETHANY, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Collins and Company in BETHANY, CONNECTICUT
Employer Collins and Company Report ID 2019065628
Address 4 & 21 Meyers Road City, State ZIP BETHANY, CONNECTICUT 06524
Event Date June 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Extension ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.94000, -96.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 24-foot extension ladder when the ladder's metal feet slid on the smooth concrete floor and the employee fell about 8 feet to the floor. In striking the floor and the ladder, he suffered a broken wrist.

Incident Summary

On June 4, 2019, a worker at Collins and Company in BETHANY, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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