Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Maintenance Contracting Corporation, 100 Energy Blvd At 56th St, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14304
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to reach and adjust a chain that was holding up one of the very large bags in the baghouse. The employee crawled on top of the bags, which are held in place by angle irons 11 inches apart. While crawling toward the bag, the employee lost his grip and fell through the 11-inch gap. He fell 37 feet to the ground, breaking a foot and fracturing a vertebra.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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