Jen-Mar Electric Service Corp.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jen-Mar Electric Service Corp. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Jen-Mar Electric Service Corp. Report ID 2019088444
Address 63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 162 City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11205
Event Date August 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Angle irons
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -73.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame ladder, cutting steel brackets that held a wooden dock to a cement pier. One of the brackets hit the ladder and the employee fell, suffering a broken wrist.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2019, a worker at Jen-Mar Electric Service Corp. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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