Frazer & Jones Company A Division of the Eastern Company

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - SYRACUSE, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Frazer & Jones Company A Division of the Eastern Company in SYRACUSE, New York
Employer Frazer & Jones Company A Division of the Eastern Company
Address 3000 Milton Ave.
City, State ZIP SYRACUSE, New York 13221
Report ID 20191010737
Event Date October 14, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 331511
Inspection # 1401131
GPS Coordinates 43.05000, -76.22000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing the pour spout on a furnace. He had stepped over and was straddling the spout when his foot became caught on the edge of the furnace lid. He lost his balance and fell backwards into the furnace slag pit, suffering multiple fractures to his back and ribs. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2019, a worker at Frazer & Jones Company A Division of the Eastern Company in SYRACUSE, New York suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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