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Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. in SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK
Employer Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. Report ID 20221211191
Address 390 West Route 59 City, State ZIP SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK 10977
Event Date December 27, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.10000, -74.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a truck equipped with an aerial lift assisting with the lowering of cable reels onto the truck bed using mechanical equipment. As a reel was being lowered, the employee placed one foot on the bucket access platform of the truck and the other foot on the steps leading to the platform for leverage. The employee bent down to shift the reel and as they stood up and placed their right foot on the platform, they fell from the truck onto the ground. They sustained fractures to the L1 and L2 vertebrae as well as to the pelvis.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2022, a worker at Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. in SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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