NATIONAL GRID
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cuts, lacerations — HEWLETT, New York
| Employer | NATIONAL GRID |
| Address | Dolphin drive and Adams Lane |
| City, State ZIP | HEWLETT, New York 11557 |
| Report ID | 20221210829 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.62000, -73.69000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was going to inspect a gas line for damage after the gas line was struck during excavation. The employee was looking into the excavation site when he fell 3 feet into the trench and sustained a left wrist laceration that required surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2022, a worker at NATIONAL GRID in HEWLETT, New York suffered cuts, lacerations to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 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.
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