Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jotech Electrical Contractors Inc., 275 North Avenue, HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07205
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing electrical conduit and fittings for installation. The employee went to the lower level of the pumping station with the conduit and while handing the conduit to a coworker who was working from a ladder inside the lower pit, he fell into the floor opening, struck a light on the wall and pipes on the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs and injured the left knee.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExisting floor opening
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