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Liberty Utilities

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Liberty Utilities in CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Liberty Utilities Report ID 2022065692
Address 10 broken bridge rd City, State ZIP CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03301
Event Date June 29, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Rope, twine, string
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # 1605705
GPS Coordinates 43.18000, -71.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was training on the use of a self-recovery device. As he lowered himself from a bucket, the rope broke and he fell 18 to 20 feet to the ground. A vertebra in his lower back was fractured and he was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2022, a worker at Liberty Utilities in CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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